English Explanatory Dictionary

yogurt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A milk-based product stiffened by a bacterium-aided curdling process, and sometimes mixed with fruit or other flavoring.
  2. Any similar product based on other substances (e.g. soy yogurt).

Pronunciation

yŏʹgət /ˈjɒ.ɡət/ En-gb-yoghurt.ogg yōʹgərt /ˈjoʊ.ɡɚt/ En-us-yoghurt.ogg yōʹgət /ˈjəʉ.ɡət/

Word forms

yogurt yogurts yoghurt yoghourt yogourt yoghurd yaghourt yahourt yogurd yohourth yooghort yughard yughurt yaourt

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Turkic *yogur- Proto-Turkic *-t Proto-Turkic *yogrut Ottoman Turkish یوغورت (yoğurt)bor. English yogurt Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یوغورت (yoğurt). Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *yogrut.

Synonyms

milk food

Related words

buttermilk curd kefir whey

Derived words

AB-yogurt frogurt fro-yo frozen yogurt Greek yogurt Icelandic yogurt purple-headed yogurt slinger soy yogurt yogurt knitting yogurt-knitting yogurt maker
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on Y Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary