cotognata

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Italian

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cotognata siciliana
Sicilian quince cheese

Etymology

From cotogna (quince fruit) +‎ -ata. Cotogna is from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον (kudṓnion), via Latin cotōneum, plural cotōnea.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ko.toɲˈɲa.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Hyphenation: co‧to‧gnà‧ta

Noun

cotognata f (plural cotognate)

  1. quince preserve or jelly; quince cheese

Further reading

  • cotognata in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • cotognata in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa