burrata

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian burrata, from burro (“butter”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /bʊˈɹɑːtə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /bəˈɹɑtə/
• Rhymes: -ɑːtə

Noun

burrata (countable and uncountable, plural burratas)

1. A fresh southern Italian cheese similar to creamy mozzarella.
   • 2008 March 19, Frank Bruni, “2. Ubuntu”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     So the greens in the salad at the start of our meal came with […] creamy, dreamy burrata.

Translations

cheese similar to creamy mozzarella

• Arabic: بُورَّاتَا f (burrāta), بُرَّاتَا f (burrāta)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 布拉塔芝士 (bùlātǎ zhīshì)

• Finnish: burrata
• French: burrata (fr) f
• Italian: burrata f
• Japanese: ブッラータ (burrāta)
• Korean: 부라타 (burata)
• Neapolitan: burrata
• Polish: burrata (pl) f
• Russian: бурра́та (ru) f (burráta)
• Sicilian: burrata f
• Tarantino: ^{(please verify)} burrète f
• Turkish: burrata

Italian

Etymology

From burro (“butter”) +‎ -ata (“-ed; -ing”), after its appearance and consistency.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /burˈra.ta/
• Rhymes: -ata
• Hyphenation: bur‧rà‧ta

Noun

burrata f (plural burrate)

1. (usually uncountable) burrata (cheese similar to creamy mozzarella)

Adjective

burrata

1. feminine singular of burrato