Etymology

ricotta

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Today it means: A soft Italian unsalted whey cheese resembling cottage cheese. Full definition →

Italian ricotta ← Latin recocta
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ricotta · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromrecocta
  2. Italian · borrowed fromricotta
  3. English todayricotta

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

Ricotta · proper noun2

  1. Italian · borrowed fromRicotta
  2. English todayRicotta

Borrowed from Italian Ricotta.

Words from the same roots

Italianricotta all →

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