mas·car·po·ne 
(mäs′kär-pōnĕ, -pōn)
(mäs′kär-pōnĕ, -pōn)n.
A fresh soft Italian cheese with a high butterfat content, made from light cream.
[Italian, augmentative of dialectal (Lombardy) mascarpa, mascherpa, a kind of ricotta, of unknown origin.]