ə noun
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
Origin:
1935–40; < Modern Greek, short for tyrì phéta, equivalent to tyrí cheese (Greek tyrós) + phéta slice < Italian fetta (see fettuccine)
1935–40; < Modern Greek, short for tyrì phéta, equivalent to tyrí cheese (Greek tyrós) + phéta slice < Italian fetta (see fettuccine)
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| —n | |
| a white sheep or goat cheese popular in Greece | |
| [Modern Greek, from the phrase turi pheta, from turi cheese + pheta, from Italian fetta a slice] | |
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feta
fresh, white, soft or semisoft cheese of Greece, originally made exclusively from goat's or sheep's milk but in modern times containing cow's milk. Feta is not cooked or pressed but is cured briefly in a brine solution that adds a salty flavour to the sharp tang of goat's or sheep's milk.
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Example sentences
Day two was a continuation of the soft cheese production and the start of feta and mozzarella cheese.
Spread feta cheese on each, put yellow cheese on top of the one and cover with the other.
Drain and discard the marinade before using the feta.
Once marinated, the soy feta can be refrigerated up to a week.
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