requeijão

Meaning

ricotta; cottage cheese (cheese curd product with a mild flavor)

Concepts

cottage cheese

pot cheese

curd

curd cheese

curds and whey

whey

smearcase

ricotta

cheese whey

whey paste

farm cheese

farmer’s cheese

Dutch cheese

cream cheese

Synonyms

cottage

soro do leite

soro do leite em pasta

ricota

Translations

Hüttenkäse

mató

requesón

fromage blanc

Käsemolke

Molkepaste

brull

Ricotta

Quark

Speisequark

faisselle

fromage frais

lactosérum

petit lait

Molke

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʁe.ke(j)ˈʒɐ̃w̃/

Etymology

Cognate with Spanish: requesón

In summary

From requeija + -ão. Compare Spanish requesón.