mascarpone

noun

mas·​car·​po·​ne ˌma-skär-ˈpō-(ˌ)nā How to pronounce mascarpone (audio)
: an Italian cream cheese

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The cake was two-tiers made up of a chai chocolate cake with chocolate ganache and caramel on bottom and a vanilla butter cake with banana mascarpone cream on top. Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025 Squares of eel are splayed over a torched, cut California roll with a mascarpone foam and the restaurant’s chile eel sauce. Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025 Combine the cream and mascarpone in a mixer until creamy and smooth. Michelle Tchea, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025 Delve Dips or Spreads Delve cheese dips and spreads are made with rich mascarpone and exceptional cheeses. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mascarpone

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from Italian dialect (Lombardy) mascarpón, augmentative of mascarpa cream cheese

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mascarpone was in 1932

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“Mascarpone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mascarpone. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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