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burrata

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /bʊˈɹɑːtə/
  • US: /bəˈɹɑtə/
  • rhymes with -ɑːtə

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noun

Meaning 1

A fresh southern Italian cheese similar to creamy mozzarella.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بُورَّاتَا (burrāta) — cheese similar to creamy mozzarella
  • Arabic: بُرَّاتَا (burrāta) — cheese similar to creamy mozzarella
  • Chinese Mandarin: 布拉塔芝士 (bùlātǎ zhīshì) — cheese similar to creamy mozzarella
  • Finnish: burrata — cheese similar to creamy mozzarella
  • French: burrata — cheese similar to creamy mozzarella
  • Italian: burrata — cheese similar to creamy mozzarella
  • Japanese: ブッラータ (burrāta) — cheese similar to creamy mozzarella
  • Korean: 부라타 (burata) — cheese similar to creamy mozzarella
  • Neapolitan: burrata — cheese similar to creamy mozzarella
  • Polish: burrata — cheese similar to creamy mozzarella
  • Russian: бурра́та (burráta) — cheese similar to creamy mozzarella
  • Sicilian: burrata — cheese similar to creamy mozzarella
  • Turkish: burrata — cheese similar to creamy mozzarella