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curd

Pronunciation: /kəːd/
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Definition of curd

noun

  • 1 [mass noun] (also curds) a soft, white substance formed when milk coagulates, used as the basis for cheese.
  • a fatty substance found between the flakes of poached salmon.
  • 2the edible head of a cauliflower.

Derivatives

curdy

adjective

Origin:

late Middle English: of unknown origin

curd in other Oxford dictionaries

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