burrata

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UK/bʊˈɹɑːtə/US/bəˈɹɑtə/

noun

A fresh southern Italian cheese similar to creamy mozzarella.

OriginItalian burrata →
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Meanings

nounburrata (countable and uncountable, plural burratas)

plural burratas

  1. countableuncountableA fresh southern Italian cheese similar to creamy mozzarella.

    So the greens in the salad at the start of our meal came with […] creamy, dreamy burrata.

    2008 March 19, Frank Bruni, “2. Ubuntu”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Italianburrata
  2. Englishburrata

Borrowed from Italian burrata, from burro (“butter”).

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Translations

Arabic بُورَّاتَا, بُرَّاتَا
  • بُورَّاتَا (burrāta)cheese similar to creamy mozzarella
  • بُرَّاتَا (burrāta)cheese similar to creamy mozzarella
Chinese Mandarin 布拉塔芝士
  • 布拉塔芝士 (bùlātǎ zhīshì)cheese similar to creamy mozzarella
Finnish burrata
  • burratacheese similar to creamy mozzarella
French burrata
  • burratacheese similar to creamy mozzarella
Italian burrata
  • burratacheese similar to creamy mozzarella
Japanese ブッラータ
  • ブッラータ (burrāta)cheese similar to creamy mozzarella
Korean 부라타
  • 부라타 (burata)cheese similar to creamy mozzarella
Polish burrata
  • burratacheese similar to creamy mozzarella
Russian бурра́та
  • бурра́та (burráta)cheese similar to creamy mozzarella
Turkish burrata
  • burratacheese similar to creamy mozzarella

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with burrata

datasonatastrataregattaerratacantatastigmatafermataarrabbiatacassatainamorataonnagataterra sigillatavia ferrata
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Cite this entry
APA

burrata. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burrata

MLA

“burrata.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burrata. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “burrata,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burrata.

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