Definitions for ricotta

ricotta ri·cot·ta

Spelling: [ri-kot-uh, -kaw-tuh; I
IPA: /rɪˈkɒt ə, -ˈkɔ tə; Italian riˈkɔt tɑ/

Ricotta is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 167 anagrams from letters in ricotta (aciortt).

Definitions for ricotta

noun

  1. a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.

Origin of ricotta

1875-80; Italian Latin recocta, feminine of recoctus, past participle of recoquere to re-cook. See re-, cook1

Examples for ricotta

Fed up with using half of a store-bought container of ricotta cheese, Petrit Husenaj embarked on making his own.

The next time I go to use it, my ricotta has turned into a Petri dish and is now the only other living thing in my apartment.

The ricotta with fresh basil that Benton loved on homemade pizza.

Like ricotta, this is such a popular cheese all over America that it is imitated widely, and often badly, with a bitter taste.

Mozzarella, ricotta and burrata all come from the south of Italy; feta is from Greece.

The saltiness of ricotta salata and olives make this simple root vegetable a meal.

Word Value for ricotta
Scrable

9

Words with friends

10

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