ricotta

[ ri-kot-uh, -kaw-tuh; Italian ree-kawt-tah ]

/ rɪˈkɒt ə, -ˈkɔ tə; Italian riˈkɔt tɑ /

noun

a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.

Origin of ricotta

1875–80; <Italian <Latin recocta, feminine of recoctus, past participle of recoquere to re-cook. See re-, cook¹

Words nearby ricotta

Ricky, ricky-tick, RICO, ricochet, Ricoeur, ricotta, RICS, rictal bristle, rictus, rid, ridable

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Example sentences from the Web for ricotta

Mozzarella, ricotta and burrata all come from the south of Italy; feta is from Greece.
Elegy to Italian Cheese|Jesse Dart|May 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Fed up with using half of a store-bought container of ricotta cheese, Petrit Husenaj embarked on making his own.
Ricotta Cheese Recipe: How to Make Your Own|Petrit Husenaj|March 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The next time I go to use it, my ricotta has turned into a Petri dish and is now the only other living thing in my apartment.
Ricotta Cheese Recipe: How to Make Your Own|Petrit Husenaj|March 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The saltiness of ricotta salata and olives make this simple root vegetable a meal.
What to Eat: Winter Salads|Cookstr.com|December 1, 2009|DAILY BEAST

The ricotta with fresh basil that Benton loved on homemade pizza.
Dr. Scarpetta Heads to Psych Ward|Daily Beast Promotions|February 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Like Ricotta, this is such a popular cheese all over America that it is imitated widely, and often badly, with a bitter taste.
The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton Brown

British Dictionary definitions for ricotta

ricotta

/ (rɪˈkɒtə) /

noun

a soft white unsalted cheese made from sheep's milk, used esp in making ravioli and gnocchi

Word Origin for ricotta

C19: Italian, from Latin recocta recooked, from recoquere, from re- + coquere to cook

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	ricotta
释义	ricotta [ ri-kot-uh, -kaw-tuh; Italian ree-kawt-tah ] / rɪˈkɒt ə, -ˈkɔ tə; Italian riˈkɔt tɑ / noun a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese. Origin of ricotta 1875–80; <Italian <Latin recocta, feminine of recoctus, past participle of recoquere to re-cook. See re-, cook¹ Words nearby ricotta Ricky, ricky-tick, RICO, ricochet, Ricoeur, ricotta, RICS, rictal bristle, rictus, rid, ridable Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ricotta Mozzarella, ricotta and burrata all come from the south of Italy; feta is from Greece. Elegy to Italian Cheese\|Jesse Dart\|May 21, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Fed up with using half of a store-bought container of ricotta cheese, Petrit Husenaj embarked on making his own. Ricotta Cheese Recipe: How to Make Your Own\|Petrit Husenaj\|March 15, 2011\|DAILY BEAST The next time I go to use it, my ricotta has turned into a Petri dish and is now the only other living thing in my apartment. Ricotta Cheese Recipe: How to Make Your Own\|Petrit Husenaj\|March 15, 2011\|DAILY BEAST The saltiness of ricotta salata and olives make this simple root vegetable a meal. What to Eat: Winter Salads\|Cookstr.com\|December 1, 2009\|DAILY BEAST The ricotta with fresh basil that Benton loved on homemade pizza. Dr. Scarpetta Heads to Psych Ward\|Daily Beast Promotions\|February 23, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Like Ricotta, this is such a popular cheese all over America that it is imitated widely, and often badly, with a bitter taste. The Complete Book of Cheese\|Robert Carlton Brown British Dictionary definitions for ricotta ricotta / (rɪˈkɒtə) / noun a soft white unsalted cheese made from sheep's milk, used esp in making ravioli and gnocchi Word Origin for ricotta C19: Italian, from Latin recocta recooked, from recoquere, from re- + coquere to cook Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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