ricotta

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɪˈkɒtə/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/rɪˈkɑtə, -ˈkɔtə/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ri kot′ə, -kô′tə; It. rē kôt′tä)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ri•cot•ta /rɪˈkɑtə, -ˈkɔtə/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Fooda soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ri•cot•ta  (ri kot′ə, -kô′tə; It. rē kôt′tä),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Fooda soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
  • Latin recocta, feminine of recoctus, past participle of recoquere to re-cook. See re-, cook1
  • Italian
  • 1875–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ricotta /rɪˈkɒtə/ n
  1. a soft white unsalted cheese made from whey
Etymology: 19th Century: Italian, from Latin recocta recooked, from recoquere, from re- + coquere to cook
'ricotta' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
mascarpone - cannoli - frittata
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