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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A soft unsalted and unripened cheese made from milk that is simmered, curdled using lemon juice, vinegar, yogurt, or a similarly acidic substance, and then drained and pressed in cheesecloth.

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  • noun A soft, non-matured, Indian cheese.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Hindi and Urdu panīr, from Persian, ultimately from Old Iranian *pati-, against + *nī-, to churn butter; akin to Khotanese ñye, buttermilk, Sanskrit nītam, fresh butter, and Latvian (sviestu) nīt, to make (butter).]

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From Hindi पनीर and Urdu پنیر, from Persian پنیر.

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