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yogurt
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yo·gurt
/
ˈyoʊ
gərt
/
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[
yoh
-gert
]
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noun
a prepared food having the consistency of custard, made from milk curdled by the action of cultures, sometimes sweetened or flavored.
Also,
yo·ghurt,
yo·ghourt.
Origin:
1615–25;
<
Turkish
yoğurt
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yogurt
or
yoghurt
(ˈjəʊɡət, ˈjɒɡ-, ˈjəʊɡət, ˈjɒɡ-)
—
n
a thick custard-like food prepared from milk that has been curdled by bacteria, often sweetened and flavoured with fruit, chocolate, etc
[C19: from Turkish
yoğurt
]
yoghurt
or
yoghurt
—
n
[C19: from Turkish
yoğurt
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
yogurt
1625, a mispronunciation of Turk. yogurt, in which the -g- is a "soft" sound, in many dialects closer to an Eng. "w." The root yog means roughly "to condense" and is related to yogun "intense," yogush "liquify" (of water vapor), yogur "knead."
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