mascarpone

noun

mas·​car·​po·​ne ˌma-skär-ˈpō-(ˌ)nā How to pronounce mascarpone (audio)
: an Italian cream cheese

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Featured entrees include eggplant parmesan, ricotta lasagna, chicken marsala and salmon with lemon risotto, shrimp scampi, cioppino, bone-in pork Milanese, smoked short rib with mascarpone polenta and Florentine steak for two, to name a few. Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 30 May 2025 Rocket + basil interweaves Persian, German and Australian influences for a brunch that includes dishes like mascarpone pancakes with pistachio butter. Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, 1 May 2025 Those vanilla bean and mascarpone pancakes are calling my name. Lois Alter Mark, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025 Get The Recipe 13 of 25 Lemon Tiramisu Using an instant pudding mix, mascarpone, and cream cheese, this light and lemony dessert can be assembled in around 15 minutes. Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mascarpone

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from Italian dialect (Lombardy) mascarpón, augmentative of mascarpa cream cheese

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mascarpone was in 1932

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“Mascarpone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mascarpone. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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