ricotta
noun
ri·cot·ta ri-ˈkä-tə 
-ˈkȯ-
: a white unripened whey cheese of Italy that resembles cottage cheese
also : a similar cheese made in the U.S. from whole or skim milk
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Serve pasta topped with dollops of ricotta, some shaved Parmigiano and crispy sheets of prosciutto. 
Odette Williams, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022 The resulting cheese is soft as ricotta and offered as an entree with sweet peas and shaved pecorino. Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 Inspired by his French and Italian heritage, Slaugh’s menu currently spans French pastry, freshly made to-go pasta, jars of house preserves, salad dressings and fresh ricotta, with lunch and dinner service to follow. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2022 Top with 1/3 of the cooked noodles, 1/2 of the ricotta cheese mixture and 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2022 The one with English peas rolling across macadamia ricotta and pesto-oat cream sauce is a standout. Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2022 The chef Ron Yan will be serving upscale bar snacks to accompany the drinks, including dishes such as Maine uni toast and lemon ricotta and market veggies. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 July 2022 These large tubes are traditionally stuffed with ricotta and baked with sauce and mozzarella for their namesake dish. Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 29 Apr. 2022 While eggplant roasts, prepare the ricotta filling. Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2022 See More
Odette Williams, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022 The resulting cheese is soft as ricotta and offered as an entree with sweet peas and shaved pecorino. Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 Inspired by his French and Italian heritage, Slaugh’s menu currently spans French pastry, freshly made to-go pasta, jars of house preserves, salad dressings and fresh ricotta, with lunch and dinner service to follow. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2022 Top with 1/3 of the cooked noodles, 1/2 of the ricotta cheese mixture and 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2022 The one with English peas rolling across macadamia ricotta and pesto-oat cream sauce is a standout. Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2022 The chef Ron Yan will be serving upscale bar snacks to accompany the drinks, including dishes such as Maine uni toast and lemon ricotta and market veggies. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 July 2022 These large tubes are traditionally stuffed with ricotta and baked with sauce and mozzarella for their namesake dish. Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 29 Apr. 2022 While eggplant roasts, prepare the ricotta filling. Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Italian, from feminine of past participle of ricuocere to cook again, from Latin recoquere, from re- + coquere to cook — more at cook
First Known Use
1617, in the meaning defined above