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mozzarella

noun

  1. Italian cheese
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /mɒt.səˈɹɛl.ə/ / /mɑt.səˈɹɛl.ə/ / /mʌt.səˈɹɛl.ə/

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Italian mozzarella, from mozzare (“to cut off”), from Latin mutilare. The meaning of money derives from the early Bay Area hip-hop scene since early and is found for various food terms, including cheddar and cheese.

  1. Soft Italian or Italian-style cheese made from cow's or buffalo's milk and commonly used as a pizza topping and in salads etc.
  2. Money.

    Ooh, yeah, stack that mozzarella, check a big bag / Smack it for an hour, off a thirty, let a bitch bad

    Me no rat, I get hella cheddar, I get mozzarella / Take two hundred thousand out the bank ’cause I fucked the teller