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

Examples of ricotta in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That’s also true of restaurants, as a frequent patron of Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica, California—somewhere she’s been said to eat up to three times a week, and allegedly never straying from ordering the classics like ravioli with ricotta cheese, gnocchi, and spaghetti pomodoro with basil. —Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2025

Stuffed Spinach Shells: $17.95 - pasta shells stuffed with spinach and ricotta cheese, baked with tomato sauce and mozzarella. —Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025

The lemon blueberry ricotta pancakes ($5 per cake) are light, fluffy and packed with flavor. —Shafaq Patel, Axios, 4 Mar. 2025

The pizzeria will also offer a rotating selection of specialty and seasonal pies like the Calabrian Stinger with nduja, pepperoni and hot honey, as well as the white pie Angel Fire with hot habanero chicken, pepperoni and whipped ricotta. —Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2025

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

Rhymes for ricotta

• biota
• iota
• lakota
• nonquota
• chota
• cota
• quota

Kids Definition

ricotta

noun

ri·​cot·​ta ri-ˈkät-ə 

: a soft, white Italian cheese