mozzarella

[ mot-suh-rel-luh, moht- ]

noun

1. a mild, white, semisoft Italian cheese.

mozzarella

/ ˌmɒtsəˈrɛlə /

noun

1. a moist white Italian curd cheese made originally from buffalo milk

Word History and Origins

Origin of mozzarella¹

1910–15; < Italian, equivalent to mozza a kind of cheese (literally, a cut; compare mozzare to cut off ) + -rella -rel

Word History and Origins

Origin of mozzarella¹

from Italian, diminutive of mozza a type of cheese, from mozzare to cut off

Example Sentences

When I was initially recipe testing to create a cheese steak, I looked in my pantry and pulled out my staples: soy sauce, ketchup, Worcestershire, ginger, garlic, mozzarella, unsmoked provolone, Italian cherry peppers, etc.

From Salon

New Culture's preliminary in-house analysis suggests their animal-free mozzarella uses less than 5 percent of the water and land of its dairy-based counterpart, and produces less than 20 percent of the carbon emissions.

From Salon

Place 2 slices of the mozzarella on top of each chicken piece and liberally sprinkle the Parmigiano Reggiano over the mozzarella.

From Salon

Lots of complex chemistry goes into the cheesemaking process, which can determine whether the cheese turns out soft and gooey like mozzarella or hard and fragrant like Parmesan.

From Salon

The cheese side of the pizza, laden with mozzarella, provolone and scamorza, seems to be doing a bit too much, somehow seeming more overwhelming than the slightly spicy pepperoni.

From Seattle Times