Mozzarella Definition
mŏtsə-rĕlə, mōt-
noun
A soft, white Italian cheese with a mild flavor, used esp. on pizza, in lasagna, etc.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Mozzarella
Noun
Singular:
mozzarella
Plural:
mozzarellas, mozzarelleOrigin of Mozzarella
Italian diminutive of mozza a cut, mozzarella from mozzare to cut off from mozzo mutilated from Vulgar Latin mutius from Latin mutilis
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Italian mozzare (“to cut off") > Latin mutilatis
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