cottage cheese

bowl of cottage cheese

English

Etymology

First known use is from 1831. Believed to have originated because the simple cheese was usually produced in cottages from any left-over milk after making butter.

Noun

cottage cheese (countable and uncountable, plural cottage cheeses)

  1. A cheese curd product with a mild flavor that is drained but not pressed so some whey remains.
    Synonyms: curd cheese, (US) Dutch cheese, (Pennsylvania) smear case
    Hyponyms: farmer cheese, quark, ricotta, tvorog

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English cottage cheese.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌkɔtɛtʃ ˈtʃiːs/

Noun

cottage cheese m (uncountable)

  1. cottage cheese
    Synonyms: huttenkaas, hüttenkäse
    Hyponym: kwark
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