yogurt
or yo·ghurt, yo·ghourt
[ yoh-gert ]
/ ˈyoʊ gərt /
noun
a prepared food having the consistency of custard, made from milk curdled by the action of cultures, sometimes sweetened or flavored.
Origin of yogurt
First recorded in 1615–25,
yogurt is from the Turkish word
yoğurt
Words nearby yogurt
Example sentences from the Web for yogurt
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