Synonyms for curd cheese


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kurd
Phonetic Transcription : kÉœrd


Définition of curd cheese

Origin :
  • c.1500, metathesis of crud (late 14c.), originally "any coagulated substance," probably from Old English crudan "to press, drive," from PIE root *greut- "to press, coagulate," perhaps via ancestor of Gaelic gruth (because cognates are unknown in other Germanic or Romance languages).
  • As in cottage cheese : noun soft white cheese
Example sentences :
  • The waiter brought salad, and fried chicken, and a curd cheese, and finally a cup of thick Turkish coffee.
  • Extract from : « The Blood Red Dawn » by Charles Caldwell Dobie

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