mozzarella

moz·za·rel·la  (mts-rl, mt-)

n.

A mild white Italian cheese that has a rubbery texture and is often eaten melted, as on pizza.

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[Italian, diminutive of mozza, a cut, mozzarella, from mozzare, to cut off, from mozzo, mutilated, from Vulgar Latin *mutius, from Latin mutilis.]

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mozzarella [mot-sa-rel-la]

Noun

a moist white curd cheese originally made in Italy from buffalo milk [Italian]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

mozzarella - mild white Italian cheese cheese - a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk