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cottage cheese

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.90 in modern English

Syllables
cot-tage cheese
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cheese curd product with a mild flavor that is drained but not pressed so some whey remains.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

cottage cheeses (plural)

Phrases

cottage cheese ass

Synonyms

curd cheese curds and whey Dutch cheese smearcase pot cheese farmer cheese quark mató ricotta tvorog

Questions

What does cottage cheese mean?
A cheese curd product with a mild flavor that is drained but not pressed so some whey remains.
Where does cottage cheese come from?
First known use is from 1831 in the periodical Godey's Lady's Book. Believed to have originated because the simple cheese was usually produced in cottages from any left-over milk after making butter.

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