burrata


bur·ra·ta

B5580850 (bo͝o-rä′tə, bə-)n. An Italian cheese that is shaped into a ball with a thin outer layer of mozzarella and an inner section that is a blend of fresh cream and mozzarella curd.
[Italian : burro, butter (from Old Italian, from Old French bure, burre, from Latin būtȳrum; see butter) + -ata, n. suff. (burrata being so called because of its butterlike texture).]