ricotta
See also: Ricotta
English
![](Images/wiktionary/The_Ricotta_eaters-Vincenzo_Campi-MBA_Lyon_H673-IMG_0324.jpg.webp)
Vincenzo Campi, The Ricotta Eaters, 1580, oil on canvas, Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon.
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian ricotta (literally “cooked again”), from Latin recocta.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈkɒtə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈkɑtə/, /ɹəˈkɑtə/
- Rhymes: -ɒtə
Noun
ricotta (countable and uncountable, plural ricottas)
- A soft Italian unsalted whey cheese resembling cottage cheese.
Translations
Italian whey cheese
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Anagrams
- citator, tarotic
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian ricotta (literally “cooked again”), from Latin recocta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁi.kɔ.ta/
- Rhymes: -a
Noun
ricotta f (plural ricottas)
- ricotta (Italian whey cheese)
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /riˈkɔt.ta/
- Rhymes: -ɔtta
- Hyphenation: ri‧còt‧ta
Etymology 1
Literally, “cooked again”, from Latin recocta. See ricuocere.
Participle
ricotta f sg
- feminine singular of ricotto
Noun
ricotta f (plural ricotte)
- (also uncountable) ricotta (Italian whey cheese)
Anagrams
- attorci, citrato, ricatto, ricattò
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian ricotta (literally “cooked again”), from Latin recocta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /riˈkɔt.ta/
- Rhymes: -ɔtta
- Syllabification: ri‧cot‧ta
Noun
ricotta f
- ricotta (Italian whey cheese)
Declension
Declension of ricotta
singular | plural | |
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nominative | ricotta | ricotty |
genitive | ricotty | ricott |
dative | ricotcie | ricottom |
accusative | ricottę | ricotty |
instrumental | ricottą | ricottami |
locative | ricotcie | ricottach |
vocative | ricotto | ricotty |
Further reading
- ricotta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- ricotta in Polish dictionaries at PWN