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yogurt

American  
[yoh-gert] / ˈyoʊ gərt /
Or yoghurt

noun

  1. a tart, custardlike food made from milk curdled by the action of bacterial cultures, sometimes sweetened or flavored.


yogurt British  
/ ˈjɒɡ-, ˈjəʊɡət /

noun

  1. a thick custard-like food prepared from milk that has been curdled by bacteria, often sweetened and flavoured with fruit, chocolate, etc

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Etymology

Origin of yogurt

First recorded in 1615–25; from Turkish yoğurt

Example Sentences

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On the other side were chopped meats, shredded cheeses, spices and various yogurts.

From Salon

Even yogurt containers and margarine tubs — made of some of the most common plastic packaging materials, such as polypropylene — are being recycled at a rate of only 2% in the state, the report said.

From Los Angeles Times

In my experience, the yogurt parfait is often more elegant in name than in execution.

From Salon

I have friends who choke down Greek yogurt by the bucketful, who eat handfuls of grilled chicken at a time, who dead lift their own body weight.

From The Wall Street Journal

But when I really pressed on the memory — when I tried to locate the most sensory detail — it wasn’t the yogurt dip or the crumb coating or even the spice blend.

From Salon