mascarpone

noun

mas·​car·​po·​ne ˌma-skär-ˈpō-(ˌ)nā How to pronounce mascarpone (audio)
: an Italian cream cheese

Examples of mascarpone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There’s even a duck pasta with mascarpone and basil with Bucatini pasta. Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 18 June 2024 Whip the cream first, then mix in the mascarpone before adding the remaining ingredients. Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 10 June 2024 The cream pies are made using mascarpone cheese — the same cheese used in tiramisu — imbibing them with a defiant silkiness. Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2024 The cinnamon roll is an airy cinnamon chiffon cake around a Honeycrisp apple compote and mascarpone mousse. Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for mascarpone 

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Word History

Etymology

Italian, from Italian dialect (Lombardy) mascarpón, augmentative of mascarpa cream cheese

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mascarpone was in 1932

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Cite this Entry

“Mascarpone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mascarpone. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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