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Curd

/kɜː(ɹ)d/

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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📖 Definitions of "Curd"

noun

1
The part of milk that coagulates when it sours or is treated with enzymes; used to make cottage cheese, dahi, etc.
2
The coagulated part of any liquid.
3
The edible flower head of certain brassicaceous plants.

verb

1
To form curd; to curdle.
2
To cause to coagulate or thicken; to cause to congeal; to curdle.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Curd"

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Word	Definition
pastenoun	A soft moist mixture, in particular:
blancnoun	A white sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables, used especially for braised meat.
curd cheesenoun	Synonym of cottage cheese.
cheesenoun	(uncountable) A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk.
cottage cheesenoun	A cheese curd product with a mild flavor that is drained but not pressed so some whey remains.
curds and wheynoun	cottage cheese
wheynoun	The liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in the process of making cheese.
tyrenoun	The ring-shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid.
zieganoun	(archaic) Curd produced from milk by adding acetic acid, after rennet has ceased to cause coagulation.
soured milknoun	Alternative form of sour milk. [A kind of dairy product produced by causing raw milk to somewhat congeal by addition of acid or fermentation through bespoke acidification cultures.]
yogurtnoun	A milk-based product stiffened by a bacterium-aided curdling process, and sometimes mixed with fruit or other flavoring.
dahinoun	(South Asia) A yogurt or fermented milk product.
cheeselepnoun	Rennet.
stirred-curd cheesenoun	Alternative spelling of stirred curd cheese. [Synonym of granular cheese.]
sour milknoun	A kind of dairy product produced by causing raw milk to somewhat congeal by addition of acid or fermentation through bespoke acidification cultures.
khoanoun	A South Asian dairy product made of either dried whole milk or milk thickened by heating.
dairy productnoun	Any foodstuff made from milk, such as cheese or yogurt.
bonnyclabbernoun	(Scotland and US dialects) Sour, soured, fermented or curdled milk; acidophilus milk.
crudnoun	(uncountable) Dirt, filth or refuse.
buttermilknoun	Cultured buttermilk, a fermented dairy product produced from cow's milk, with a characteristically sour taste.