curd

UK/kɜː(ɹ)d/US/kɜː(ɹ)d/

nounB2+Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #11,003 of 15,258neutral

Other forms: curds

Curd is the solid part left when milk sours. Cut the curd, curds and whey, cheese curds.

Making cheese begins here: the milk is set, the curd is cut and the whey drains off, and everything after that is pressing, salting and time. Lemon curd is a different thing entirely, a preserve of eggs, sugar and juice with no milk in it.

Definitions of curd

1nouncurdThe solid part left when milk sours.B2+
“The farmer's wife pressed the fresh curd into moulds to make soft white cheese.”

curd is a food.

Where it comes from

Middle English curd is a switched-about form of crud, meaning a coagulated substance.

Middle English
curd
English, today
curd

Built from

crudde · Middle English — coagulated substance

From Middle English curd, a metathetic variant of crud, crudde (“coagulated substance”). a doublet of crud.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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curd in the wild

The increased acidity causes the milk proteins (casein) to tangle into solid masses, or curds.
Curd
Cheese curds are moist pieces of curdled milk, eaten either alone as a snack, or used in prepared dishes.
Cheese curd
Fruit curd is a dessert spread and topping.
Fruit curd
In the northern Philippines, it refers to solid by-products of coconut oil production (coconut curds), used as garnishing for a variety of desserts.
Latik
Pig blood curd, also known as "blood tofu" or "blood pudding", is a popular delicacy originating from China.
Pig blood curd

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Related words

the crudde family

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