name · noun · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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kû(r)d
/kɜː(ɹ)d/
rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)d
homophone: Kurd
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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2
noun
Meaning 2
The coagulated part of any liquid.
The part of milk that coagulates when it sours or is treated with enzymes; used to make cottage cheese, dahi, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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3
noun
Meaning 3
The coagulated part of any liquid.
Dahi.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, countable, uncountable
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4
noun
Meaning 4
The coagulated part of any liquid.
A solid piece of coagulated scrambled egg.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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5
noun
Meaning 5
The edible flower head of certain brassicaceous plants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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6
verb
Meaning 6
To form curd; to curdle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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7
verb
Meaning 7
To cause to coagulate or thicken; to cause to congeal; to curdle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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8
noun
Meaning 8
coagulated milk; used to make cheese
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet eating some curds and whey
Meaning relationships
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Broader terms: dairy product
9
noun
Meaning 9
a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
bean curd
lemon curd
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: foodstuff, food product
Narrower terms: bean curd, tofu
History
Etymology
From Middle English curd, a metathetic variant of crud, crudde (“coagulated substance”). Doublet of crud.
Across languages
Translations
68 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
خُثَارَة
(ḵuṯāra)
— part of milk that coagulates
Arabic:
أَقِط
(ʔaqiṭ)
— part of milk that coagulates
Arabic:
رايب
(rāyib)
— part of milk that coagulates
Armenian:
կաթնաշոռ
(katʻnašoṙ)
— part of milk that coagulates
Armenian:
շոռ
(šoṙ)
— part of milk that coagulates
Assamese:
দৈ
(doi)
— part of milk that coagulates
Baluchi:
شیلانچ
— part of milk that coagulates
Bengali:
দই
(doi)
— part of milk that coagulates
Bulgarian:
извара
(izvara)
— part of milk that coagulates
Catalan:
quallada
— part of milk that coagulates
Catalan:
quall
— part of milk that coagulates
Chinese Mandarin:
凝乳
(níngrǔ)
— part of milk that coagulates
Danish:
ostemasse
— part of milk that coagulates
Dutch:
wrongel
— part of milk that coagulates
Esperanto:
kazeo
— part of milk that coagulates
Faroese:
ystingur
— part of milk that coagulates
Faroese:
loypingur
— part of milk that coagulates
Finnish:
juustouma
— part of milk that coagulates
Finnish:
juustomassa
— part of milk that coagulates
Finnish:
kokkeli
— part of milk that coagulates
Finnish:
rahka
— part of milk that coagulates
French:
lait caillé
— part of milk that coagulates
French:
caillot
— part of milk that coagulates
Galician:
callada
— part of milk that coagulates
Galician:
callo
— part of milk that coagulates
Galician:
leite callado
— part of milk that coagulates
Georgian:
ხაჭო
(xač̣o)
— part of milk that coagulates
German:
Käsebruch
— part of milk that coagulates
Greek:
τυρόπηγμα
(tyrópigma)
— part of milk that coagulates
Hindi:
दही
(dahī)
— part of milk that coagulates
Hungarian:
aludttej sűrűje
— part of milk that coagulates
Hungarian:
alvadék
— part of milk that coagulates
Hungarian:
tejalvadék
— part of milk that coagulates
Hungarian:
túró
— part of milk that coagulates
Icelandic:
ystingur
— part of milk that coagulates
Irish:
gruth
— part of milk that coagulates
Italian:
coagulo
— part of milk that coagulates
Italian:
cagliata
— part of milk that coagulates
Kaitag:
мага́ш
(magáš)
— part of milk that coagulates
Latvian:
biezpiens
— part of milk that coagulates
Macedonian:
младо сирење
(mlado sirenje)
— part of milk that coagulates
Manx:
binjean
— part of milk that coagulates
Manx:
groo
— part of milk that coagulates
Māori:
kurukuruwhatu
— part of milk that coagulates
Marathi:
दही
(dahī)
— part of milk that coagulates
Middle English:
crudde
— part of milk that coagulates
Mongolian:
ээдэм
(eedem)
— part of milk that coagulates
Norwegian:
ostemasse
— part of milk that coagulates
Occitan:
calh
— part of milk that coagulates
Odia:
ଦହି
(dahi)
— part of milk that coagulates
Old English:
geþweor
— part of milk that coagulates
Persian:
لور
(lur)
— part of milk that coagulates
Persian:
دلمه
(dalame)
— part of milk that coagulates
Polish:
zsiadłe mleko
— part of milk that coagulates
Portuguese:
coalho
— part of milk that coagulates
Romansh:
quagliada
— part of milk that coagulates
Russian:
творо́г
(tvoróg)
— part of milk that coagulates
Spanish:
cuajada
— part of milk that coagulates
Spanish:
cuajo
— part of milk that coagulates
Swedish:
ostmassa
— part of milk that coagulates
Tamil:
தயிர்
(tayir)
— part of milk that coagulates
Tamil:
பெருகு
(peruku)
— part of milk that coagulates
Tarifit:
acciř
— part of milk that coagulates
Telugu:
పెరుగు
(perugu)
— part of milk that coagulates
Turkish:
lor
— part of milk that coagulates
Tuvan:
быштак
(bıştak)
— part of milk that coagulates