feta
[ fet-uh ]
/ ˈfɛt ə /
noun
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
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Origin of feta
1935–40; <Modern Greek, short for tyrì phéta, equivalent to tyrí cheese (Greek tyrós) + phéta slice <Italian fetta (see fettuccine)
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feta
/ (ˈfɛtə) /
noun
a white sheep or goat cheese popular in Greece
Word Origin for feta
Modern Greek, from the phrase turi pheta, from turi cheese + pheta, from Italian fetta a slice
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