Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

cuajada/cuajo

English translation:

curd/rennet

Added to glossary by Cristina Golab
Apr 8, 2006 19:19
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Spanish term

cuajada/cuajo

Spanish to English Other Cooking / Culinary
Yet another one!
What's the difference between cuajo and cuajada? Is curd the right word for both of these words?


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curd/rennet

DRAE:
cuajo.
(Del lat. coagŭlum).
1. m. Quím. Fermento de la mucosa del estómago de los mamíferos en el período de lactancia, que coagula la caseína de la leche.
2. m. Efecto de cuajar2.
3. m. Sustancia con que se cuaja un líquido.
4. m. cuajar1.
5. m. coloq. Calma, pachorra.


cuajado, da.
(Del part. de cuajar2).
1. adj. coloq. Inmóvil y como paralizado por el asombro que produce algo.
2. adj. coloq. Que está o se ha quedado dormido.
3. m. Comida que se hace de carne picada, hierbas o frutas, etc., con huevos y azúcar.
4. m. And. Dulce casero cocido al horno, en el que entran huevo y azúcar, almendras, etc.
5. f. Parte caseosa y grasa de la leche, que se separa del suero por la acción del calor, del cuajo o de los ácidos.
6. f. Requesón hecho de los residuos de la leche en el suero después de hecho queso, generalmente agregando algo de leche.


Webster's
1ren£net
Pronunciation:*ren*t, usu -*d.+V
Function:noun
Inflected Form:-s
Etymology:Middle English, from (assumed) rennen to cause to coagulate (from Old English gerennan, from ge- together + * assumed * rennan to cause to run * akin to Old High German rennen to cause to run, Old Norse renna, Gothic urrannjan; all from a prehistoric causative of the verb represented by Old English rinnan to run) + -et * more at CO-, RUN

1 a : the contents of the stomach of an unweaned calf or other animal b : the lining membrane of the stomach (as the fourth stomach of ruminants) used for curdling milk; also : a preparation of the stomach of animals that is used for this purpose c : RENNIN d or rennet bag or rennet stomach : ABOMASUM
2 : something used to curdle milk *vegetable rennet*
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agree Sara Noss
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agree Paula Hernández
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks David!"
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curd pudding / rennet

cuajada is the dish and cuajo the substance

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Note added at 19 mins (2006-04-08 19:39:17 GMT)
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If cuajada refers to the dish, you could also use "milk curd dessert", although I don't think it sounds as nice.
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agree Rachel Fell
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Thanks, Rachel.
agree MDI-IDM
44 mins
Thanks, MDI.
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2 hrs

may depend on the context (see below)

'cuajo' is certainly rennet.

If your text is about cheese-making, then the 'cuajada' is probably referring to the warmed milk + rennet mixture during the time the curds and whey are separating.
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