yogurt

UK/ˈjɒɡ.ət/US/ˈjoʊ.ɡɚt/

nounA2+Common in everyday speech and writing · #5,570 of 15,258leans spoken

Other forms: yogurts

Yogurt is the thick sour-milk food eaten with fruit at breakfast. Plain yogurt, Greek yogurt, a pot of yogurt.

It is milk fermented by two specific bacteria, which turn its sugar to acid and thicken it — the sourness is the preservation. Greek yogurt is strained to remove whey, which is why it is thicker and higher in protein. The word came from Turkish.

Definitions of yogurt

1nounyogurtMilk thickened and soured by fermentation.A2+
“I have a bowl of yogurt with honey and fruit for breakfast.”
- Said"Grab me a yogurt from the fridge; the plain one, not the pink."
- WrittenThe yogurts in the back were three weeks past their date and perfectly fine.
- UsedStir a spoonful of yogurt into hot soup to cool it and soften the spice.
- ContrastYogurt, not milk. Milk pours and is sweet; yogurt is thick, sour and eaten with a spoon. milk →
- Not thisCream is not yogurt, though both are white and rich. Yogurt has been soured on purpose.
- Exchange"Is there any yogurt left?""One. It's got your name on it."
Patterna pot / tub of yogurt · natural / Greek / fruit yogurt · yogurt with + noun · live yogurt

yogurt is a food.

Also accepted in games: yoghurt

Remember it

The word came into English from Turkish, and the food came with it: milk left somewhere warm until it turns thick and a little sour.

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Where it comes from

From Turkish yogurt, ultimately from a Turkic root meaning to knead or thicken.

Proto-Turkic
*yogrut
ota
یوغورت
English, today
yogurt

Borrowed from ota یوغورت. ota یوغورت. Ultimately from Proto-Turkic yogrut.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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yogurt in the wild

Frozen yogurt (also known as frogurt or by the tradename Froyo; ) is a frozen dessert made with yogurt and sometimes other dairy and non-dairy products.
Frozen yogurt
Frozen yogurt is a frozen product containing the same basic ingredients as ice cream, but contains live bacterial cultures.
Frozen yogurt
TCBY (The Country's Best Yogurt) is an American chain of frozen yogurt stores.
TCBY
The principal ingredients are yogurt, water and salt.
Ayran
Labneh is a strained yogurt thicker than Greek yogurt.
Strained yogurt

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Definitions of yogurt

1nounyogurtMilk thickened and soured by fermentation.A2+

“I have a bowl of yogurt with honey and fruit for breakfast.”

Said"Grab me a yogurt from the fridge; the plain one, not the pink."
WrittenThe yogurts in the back were three weeks past their date and perfectly fine.
UsedStir a spoonful of yogurt into hot soup to cool it and soften the spice.
ContrastYogurt, not milk. Milk pours and is sweet; yogurt is thick, sour and eaten with a spoon. milk →
Not thisCream is not yogurt, though both are white and rich. Yogurt has been soured on purpose.
Exchange"Is there any yogurt left?""One. It's got your name on it."

Patterna pot / tub of yogurt · natural / Greek / fruit yogurt · yogurt with + noun · live yogurt

yogurt is a food.

Also accepted in games: yoghurt