cottage cheese

noun

: a bland soft white cheese made from the curds of skim milk

called also Dutch cheese, pot cheese, smearcase

Examples of cottage cheese in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

More Healthy Cooking From Bon Appétit Learn to love cottage cheese and hit your protein goals with this berry smoothie. — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026

Some research has linked regular consumption of healthy dairy foods, including cottage cheese, with better sleep quality. — Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2026

But these two things at a certain time of year, because in the summer, the cottage cheese would rot, and the eggs would spoil. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Bieber’s recipe uses ricotta inside the meatball and cottage cheese on top, but the two are increasingly interchangeable. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cottage cheese

• actuaries
• analyses
• anopheles
• antitheses
• apostrophes
• appendices
• catalyses
• distributees
• examinees
• hypotheses
• interviewees
• isosceles

Kids Definition

cottage cheese

noun

: a very soft cheese made from soured skim milk