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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One cup of low-fat cottage cheese has about 28 g of protein. Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 14 Jan. 2025 Disrupting Dairy Merrill was not fond of cottage cheese before creating his own cottage cheese company. Andrew Watman, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 Half a cup of low-fat cottage cheese contains 12 grams of protein.21 9. Merve Ceylan, Health, 7 Oct. 2024 Food trends come and go—but cottage cheese is here to stay. Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 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 26 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

cottage cheese

noun
: a very soft cheese made from soured skim milk

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