ricotta

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noun

A soft Italian unsalted whey cheese resembling cottage cheese.

OriginItalian ricotta ← Latin recocta →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

ricotta1

nounricotta (countable and uncountable, plural ricottas)

plural ricottas

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

Ricotta2

proper nounRicotta (plural Ricottas)

plural Ricottas

  1. A surname from Italian.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cottage cheese

Origin

ricotta · noun

  1. Latinrecocta
  2. Italianricotta
  3. Englishricotta

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

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Ricotta · proper noun

  1. ItalianRicotta
  2. EnglishRicotta

Borrowed from Italian Ricotta.

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Translations

Arabic رِيكُوتَّا, جُبْن رِيكُوتَّا
  • رِيكُوتَّا (rīkūttā)Italian whey cheese
  • جُبْن رِيكُوتَّا (jubn rīkūttā)Italian whey cheese
Chinese Cantonese 鄉村芝士 /乡村芝士
  • 鄉村芝士 /乡村芝士Italian whey cheese
Chinese Mandarin 里考塔
  • 里考塔 (lǐkǎotǎ)Italian whey cheese
Czech ricotta
  • ricottaItalian whey cheese
Dutch ricotta
  • ricottaItalian whey cheese
Esperanto rikoto
  • rikotoItalian whey cheese
Finnish ricotta
  • ricottaItalian whey cheese
French ricotta
  • ricottaItalian whey cheese
German Ricotta
  • RicottaItalian whey cheese
Hebrew רִיקוֹטָה
  • רִיקוֹטָה (rikóta)Italian whey cheese
Italian ricotta
  • ricottaItalian whey cheese
Japanese リコッタ
  • リコッタ (rikotta)Italian whey cheese
Korean 리코타
  • 리코타 (rikota)Italian whey cheese
Persian ریکوتا
  • ریکوتا (rikotâ)Italian whey cheese
Polish ricotta
  • ricottaItalian whey cheese
Portuguese requeijão, ricota
  • requeijãoItalian whey cheese
  • ricotaItalian whey cheese
Russian рико́тта
  • рико́тта (rikótta)Italian whey cheese
Slovak rikota
  • rikotaItalian whey cheese
Spanish requesón, ricota
  • requesónItalian whey cheese
  • ricotaItalian whey cheese
Swedish ricotta
  • ricottaItalian whey cheese
Thai ริคอตต้า
  • ริคอตต้า (rí-kɔ̂ɔt-dtâa)Italian whey cheese
Ukrainian ріко́та
  • ріко́та (rikóta)Italian whey cheese

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ricotta

gottalottayattapanna cotta
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Anagrams

citatortricoattarotic
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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