cottage cheese

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English

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bowl of cottage cheese

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.

Noun

cottage cheese (countable and uncountable, plural cottage cheeses)

  1. A cheese curd product with a mild flavor that is drained but not pressed so some whey remains.
    Synonyms: curd cheese, Dutch cheese (US), smearcase (Pennsylvania, Texas); (often synonymous) pot cheese, farmer cheese
    Near-synonyms: quark, mató, ricotta, tvorog

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Dutch

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Etymology

Borrowed from English cottage cheese.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɔtətʃ ˈtʃiːs/

Noun

cottage cheese m (uncountable)

  1. cottage cheese
    Synonyms: huttenkaas, hüttenkäse
    Hyponym: kwark

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English cottage cheese.

Pronunciation

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Noun

cottage cheese m (uncountable)

  1. (Anglicism) cottage cheese
    Synonyms: keso, grynost
    Hyponym: färskost
    • 2014 May 17, Göran Frost, “Arla rekryterar till Falkenberg [Arla is recruiting for Falkenberg.]”, in P4 Halland:
      Ombyggnaden av det före detta ostmejeriet i Falkenberg till cottage cheese-produktion följer tidsplanen, och i oktober ska produktionen vara i gång.
      The renovation of the former cheese factory in Falkenberg for cottage cheese production is proceeding according to schedule, and production is set to start in October.

Usage notes

Seldom used in speech, mainly found as a market term in Sweden.