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ricotta

ri·cot·ta [ ri kóttə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
soft cheese: a soft white mild-tasting Italian cheese made from whey and used mostly in cooking, or a cheese made to resemble this

[Late 19th century. Via Italian, "recooked" < Latin recocta, form of past participle of recoquere "recook" < coquere "cook"]
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