curd
The coagulated part of any liquidThe coagulated part of any liquid.: The part of milk that coagulates when it sours or is treated with enzymes; used to make cottage cheese, dahi, etc.
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» Tom spreads lemon curd on his toast.
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Examples
4 sentencesTom spreads lemon curd on his toast.
Fold the egg whites into the lemon curd.
When rennet is added, heated milk curdles, and the curds separate from the liquid whey.
Meaning
4 sensesThe coagulated part of any liquid.
(countable, uncountable)The part of milk that coagulates when it sours or is treated with enzymes; used to make cottage cheese, dahi, etc.
Käsebruch
творо́гtvoróg
coagulated milk; used to make cheese
(India, countable, uncountable)Dahi.
(countable, uncountable)A solid piece of coagulated scrambled egg.
(countable, uncountable)The edible flower head of certain brassicaceous plants.
Origin
From Middle English curd, a metathetic variant of crud, crudde (“coagulated substance”). DFrom Middle English curd, a metathetic variant of crud, crudde (“coagulated substance”). Doublet of crud.
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Forms
plural: curdsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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