ricotta

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See also: Ricotta

English

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Vincenzo Campi, The Ricotta Eaters, 1580, oil on canvas, Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon.

Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian ricotta (literally cooked again), from Latin recocta.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ricotta (countable and uncountable, plural ricottas)

  1. A soft Italian unsalted whey cheese resembling cottage cheese.

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian ricotta (literally cooked again), from Latin recocta.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ricotta f (plural ricottas)

  1. ricotta (Italian whey cheese)

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /riˈkɔt.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ɔtta
  • Hyphenation: ri‧còt‧ta

Etymology 1

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Literally, cooked again, from Latin recocta. See ricuocere.

Participle

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ricotta f sg

  1. feminine singular of ricotto

Etymology 2

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Noun

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ricotta f (plural ricotte)

  1. (also uncountable) ricotta (Italian whey cheese)

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Polish

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ricotta

Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Italian ricotta.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /riˈkɔt.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ɔtta
  • Syllabification: ri‧cot‧ta

Noun

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ricotta f

  1. ricotta (soft Italian unsalted whey cheese resembling cottage cheese)

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Further reading

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  • ricotta in Polish dictionaries at PWN