yogurt
or yo·ghurt
[ yoh-gert ]
/ ˈyoʊ gərt /
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noun
a tart, custardlike food made from milk curdled by the action of bacterial cultures, sometimes sweetened or flavored.
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Origin of yogurt
First recorded in 1615–25; from Turkish yoğurt
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How to use yogurt in a sentence
I have breakfast (fresh squeezed orange juice, Swiss low fat yoghurt, fresh fruit and coffee) and read the NYT.
British Dictionary definitions for yogurt
yogurt
yoghurt
/ (ˈjəʊɡət, ˈjɒɡ-) /
noun
a thick custard-like food prepared from milk that has been curdled by bacteria, often sweetened and flavoured with fruit, chocolate, etc
Word Origin for yogurt
C19: from Turkish yoğurt
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