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)
- 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
cheese curd product
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