noun
curd
kurd
noun
1
The thickened part of milk that separates out when it sours or is treated with enzymes, used to make cheese.
"They pressed the curd into molds to make fresh cheese."
verb
1
To thicken or coagulate into curds.
"The milk began to curd as soon as the lemon juice was added."
How to Use Curd
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe solid, lumpy part of soured or treated milk, used to make cheese and similar foods.
Common pairings
curds and whey
cottage cheese curd
lemon curd
Word Forms
curded past tense, curds plural, Curds plural, curds singular
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Etymology
From Middle English curd, an altered form of "crud" — both ultimately mean a coagulated substance.