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ricotta

/ɹɪˈkɒtə/US/ɹɪˈkɑtə/

ricotta noun: a soft Italian unsalted whey cheese resembling cottage cheese.

ricotta: a soft Italian unsalted whey cheese resembling cottage cheese
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Noun

ricotta (countable and uncountable, plural ricottas)

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

Proper noun capitalized: Ricotta

Ricotta (plural Ricottas)

  1. A surname from Italian.

ricotta meaning in Arabic, Persian and Thai

ricotta in Arabic

Italian whey cheese
رِيكُوتَّا rīkūttā, جُبْن رِيكُوتَّا jubn rīkūttā

ricotta in Persian

Italian whey cheese
ریکوتا rikotâ

ricotta in Thai

Italian whey cheese
ริคอตต้า rí-kɔ̂ɔt-dtâa

Examples of ricotta in a sentence

  • We ask for side plates, and share a sheep ricotta ravioli, and a casarecce with squid ragu.
  • Along with the meats, local Gnocchi, Borgotaro malfatti, made from ricotta, herbs, and spinach were menued.
  • The crispy pastry tube was overflowing with sweetened, whipped ricotta and dotted with chocolate jimmies.

All 16 example sentences with ricotta

Forms of ricotta

Noun
pluralricottas
Proper noun
pluralRicottas

Origin of ricotta

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

Borrowed from Italian Ricotta.

Words that rhyme with ricotta

Questions about ricotta

What does ricotta mean?
Ricotta means a soft Italian unsalted whey cheese resembling cottage cheese.
What is ricotta in Arabic?
Ricotta in Arabic is رِيكُوتَّا (rīkūttā), جُبْن رِيكُوتَّا (jubn rīkūttā). See Ricotta meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is ricotta?
Ricotta can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce ricotta?
Ricotta is pronounced /ɹɪˈkɒtə/ (UK).
What is the plural of ricotta?
The plural of ricotta is ricottas.

Words near ricotta in the dictionary

  1. ricochetted
  2. ricochetting
  3. ricolite
  4. ricolites
  5. Ricos
  6. ricotta
  7. ricottas
  8. ricrac
  9. ricracs
  10. RICS
  11. rictal

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