mascarpone

noun

mas·​car·​po·​ne ˌma-skär-ˈpō-(ˌ)nā How to pronounce mascarpone (audio)
: an Italian cream cheese

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New York Yankees Tiramisu The viral dessert has layers of espresso, mascarpone cream, ladyfingers and cocoa. Andrea Lavinthal, People.com, 18 June 2025 Served on house croutons with egg, mascarpone mousse, and trout roe, the dish balances elegance with playfulness. Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025 Add the lemon juice, the parmesan cheese and half of the mascarpone. Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 29 Apr. 2025 For dessert, walnut cake topped with spiced mascarpone. Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mascarpone

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from Italian dialect (Lombardy) mascarpón, augmentative of mascarpa cream cheese

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mascarpone was in 1932

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“Mascarpone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mascarpone. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.

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