English Explanatory Dictionary

mozzarella

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Soft Italian or Italian-style cheese made from cow's or buffalo's milk and commonly used as a pizza topping and in salads etc.
  2. Money.

Pronunciation

/mɒt.səˈɹɛl.ə/ /mɑt.səˈɹɛl.ə/ /mʌt.səˈɹɛl.ə/ /mut.səˈɹɛl.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mozzarella.wav

Word forms

mozzarella mozzarellas mozzarelle

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian mozzarella, from mozzare (“to cut off”), from Latin mutilare. The meaning of money derives from the early Bay Area hip-hop scene since early and is found for various food terms, including cheddar and cheese.

Synonyms

cheese cheddar ackers bees and honey blunt bones brass bread bread and honey Bugs Bunny cake ching clams coin cream currency dinero dosh dough feds fedi finances flizz flow funding funds gravy gwop gwolla jack legal tender lolly lovely jubbly mazuma means money moola mozzarella muck oof ooftish paper rhino scratch scrilla shrapnel simoleons smackers smackeroos smackeroonies spend spondulicks swag wampum wonga yenom

Derived words

mozzarella stick cheddarella
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