curd

[ kurd ]

noun

1. Often curds. a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.
2. any substance resembling this.
3. Also called curd cheese. Chiefly Northeastern and Southern U.S. cottage cheese.
4. the edible flower heads of cauliflower, broccoli, and similar plants.

verb (used with or without object)

1. to turn into curd; coagulate; congeal.

curd

/ kɜːd /

noun

1. often plural a substance formed from the coagulation of milk by acid or rennet, used in making cheese or eaten as a food
2. something similar in consistency

verb

1. to turn into or become curd

Derived Forms

• ˈcurdy, adjective
• ˈcurdiness, noun

Other Words From

• un·curd verb (used with object)

Word History and Origins

Origin of curd¹

1325–75; Middle English curden (v.), variant of crudden to crud, congeal; crowd ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of curd¹

C15: from earlier crud, of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Cutting the gel helps some of the whey, or water, separate from the cheese curd, which is made of aggregated milk and looks like a yogurt gel.

From Salon

The cheesemaker's goal is to remove as much whey and moisture from the curd as they need to for their specific recipe.

From Salon

To do so, the cheesemaker might stir or heat up the curd, which helps release whey and moisture.

From Salon

He then capitalized on this, reinventing those familiar flavors at Ruse with a watermelon sorbet with lime curd and crunchy chocolate pearls.

From Salon

Fans also line up on weekends for its rice rolls, chicken sticky rice, egg yolk buns and bean curd wrap with pork and enoki mushroom.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• clotting
• clump
• lump