Standard Lemma guide

curd

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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • kû(r)d
  • /kɜː(ɹ)d/
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)d
  • homophone: Kurd
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: K ER1 D 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The coagulated part of any liquid.

Dahi.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: India, countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

The edible flower head of certain brassicaceous plants.

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

6

verb

Meaning 6

To form curd; to curdle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

verb

Meaning 7

To cause to coagulate or thicken; to cause to congeal; to curdle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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
  • Welsh: ceuled — part of milk that coagulates
  • Welsh: caul — part of milk that coagulates