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cottage cheese

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English

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bowl of cottage cheese

Etymology

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First known use is from 1831 in the periodical Godey's Lady's Book. Believed to have originated because the simple cheese was usually produced in cottages from any left-over milk after making butter.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cottage cheese (countable and uncountable, plural cottage cheeses)

  1. A cheese curd product with a mild flavor that is drained but not pressed so some whey remains.
    Synonyms: curd cheese, curds and whey, Dutch cheese (US), (often synonymous) smearcase (Pennsylvania, Texas); pot cheese, farmer cheese
    Near-synonyms: quark, mató, ricotta, tvorog

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Translations

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English cottage cheese.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌkɔtətʃ ˈtʃiːs/

Noun

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cottage cheese m (uncountable, no diminutive)

  1. cottage cheese
    Synonyms: huttenkaas, hüttenkäse
    Hyponym: kwark

Usage notes

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Seldom used in speech, mainly found as a market term in Sweden. See the usage notes for keso.