cottage cheese

noun

: a bland soft white cheese made from the curds of skim milk

called also Dutch cheese, pot cheese, smearcase

Examples of cottage cheese in a Sentence

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Many of our readers enjoy having cottage cheese with fruit in the morning. Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024 Whip up a hash brown, two breakfast sausages and two eggs mixed with spinach, cottage cheese and some nutritional yeast and ketchup before a quick team meeting. R29 Team, refinery29.com, 23 Sep. 2024 From ice cream to flatbreads, the internet certainly has its favorite ways to eat cottage cheese—and so do our editors. Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2024 Cottage Cheese With Berries The creamy texture of cottage cheese goes well with berries and drizzles of honey or maple syrup. Merve Ceylan, Health, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cottage cheese 

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cottage cheese was in 1831

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“Cottage cheese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cottage%20cheese. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

cottage cheese

noun
: a very soft cheese made from soured skim milk

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