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 [ˌmɒtsəˈrɛlə]

n

(Cookery) a moist white Italian curd cheese made originally from buffalo milk

[from Italian, diminutive of mozza a type of cheese, from mozzare to cut off]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

Translations

mozzarella [ˌmɒtsəˈrelə] N → mozzarella f