Etymology

curd

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Today it means: The part of milk that coagulates when it sours or is treated with enzymes; used to make cottage cheese, dahi, etc. Full definition →

Middle English curd
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromcurd
  2. English todaycurd

From Middle English curd, a metathetic variant of crud, crudde (“coagulated substance”). Doublet of crud.

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