curd en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kɜː(ɹ)d/
- (Southern-England) audio
- kû(r)d
Etymology
From Middle English curd, a metathetic variant of crud, crudde (“coagulated substance”). Doublet of crud.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The 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.
Little Miss Muffet, She sat on a tuffet, Eating of curds and whey; There came a little spider, Who sat down beside her, And frighted Miss Muffet away.
1805, Songs for the Nursery, page 23:
- (India, countable, uncountable) The coagulated part of any liquid. ▸ Dahi.
- (countable, uncountable) The coagulated part of any liquid. ▸ A solid piece of coagulated scrambled egg.
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(countable, uncountable) The edible flower head of certain brassicaceous plants.
This beautiful vegetable [Romanesco broccoli] looks rather like a green cauliflower designed by a mathematician and has lime-green 'spiralled' curds. The curds are nutty and tasty, and romanesco is worth growing just for its good looks. You can use romanesco in the same ways that you would normally use cauliflower but the flavour is sweeter and they look far more impressive. I try to leave them in large pieces when serving them because they're so beautiful.
2010, Geoff Stebbings, Growing Your Own Fruit and Veg For Dummies, Chichester, W. Sussex: John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, pages 162–163:Broccoli should not be allowed to remain till the compactness of the head is broken, but should always be cut while the 'curd,' as the flowering mass is termed, is entire
1865, Fearing Burr, The Field and Garden Vegetables of America:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| curds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
whey (coagulated fraction of milk)
Deriveds
curdy · stirred curd cheese · curd soap · stirred-curd cheese · soapcurd · curdless · bean curd · glazed curd · crud · lemon curd · curds and whey · fruit curd · blood curd · curd cheese
Relateds
buttermilk · milk · yoghurt
Translations (68)
bn দই (part of milk that coagulates) · it cagliata (part of milk that coagulates) · pl zsiadłe mleko (part of milk that coagulates) · ca quallada (part of milk that coagulates) · fi rahka (part of milk that coagulates) · nl wrongel (part of milk that coagulates) · bal شیلانچ (part of milk that coagulates) · ar خُثَارَة (part of milk that coagulates) · ca quall (part of milk that coagulates) · fr lait caillé (part of milk that coagulates) · cy caul (part of milk that coagulates) · mi kurukuruwhatu (part of milk that coagulates) · gv binjean (part of milk that coagulates) · pt coalho (part of milk that coagulates) · fa دلمه (part of milk that coagulates) · ar أَقِط (part of milk that coagulates) · ta பெருகு (part of milk that coagulates) · rm quagliada (part of milk that coagulates) · hy կաթնաշոռ (part of milk that coagulates) · hu aludttej sűrűje (part of milk that coagulates) · hy շոռ (part of milk that coagulates) · mr दही (part of milk that coagulates) · gv groo (part of milk that coagulates) · fr caillot (part of milk that coagulates) · hi दही (part of milk that coagulates) · mk младо сирење (part of milk that coagulates) · te పెరుగు (part of milk that coagulates) · eo kazeo (part of milk that coagulates) · es cuajada (part of milk that coagulates) · bg извара (part of milk that coagulates) · cy ceuled (part of milk that coagulates) · cmn 凝乳 (part of milk that coagulates) · as দৈ (part of milk that coagulates) · hu tejalvadék (part of milk that coagulates) · ga gruth (part of milk that coagulates) · fi juustomassa (part of milk that coagulates) · fa لور (part of milk that coagulates) · sv ostmassa (part of milk that coagulates) · hu alvadék (part of milk that coagulates) · or ଦହି (part of milk that coagulates) · ang geþweor (part of milk that coagulates) · fi juustouma (part of milk that coagulates) · da ostemasse (part of milk that coagulates) · is ystingur (part of milk that coagulates) · tr lor (part of milk that coagulates) · it coagulo (part of milk that coagulates) · de Käsebruch (part of milk that coagulates) · ru творо́г (part of milk that coagulates) · gl leite callado (part of milk that coagulates) · enm crudde (part of milk that coagulates) · xdq мага́ш (part of milk that coagulates) · no ostemasse (part of milk that coagulates) · fo loypingur (part of milk that coagulates) · rif acciř (part of milk that coagulates) · ta தயிர் (part of milk that coagulates) · es cuajo (part of milk that coagulates) · gl callo (part of milk that coagulates) · ka ხაჭო (part of milk that coagulates) · el τυρόπηγμα (part of milk that coagulates) · fo ystingur (part of milk that coagulates) · hu túró (part of milk that coagulates) · lv biezpiens (part of milk that coagulates) · tyv быштак (part of milk that coagulates) · gl callada (part of milk that coagulates) · fi kokkeli (part of milk that coagulates) · ary رايب (part of milk that coagulates) · oc calh (part of milk that coagulates) · mn ээдэм (part of milk that coagulates)