yogurt
nounUK /ˈjɒɡ.ət/ · CA, US /ˈjoʊ.ɡɚt/
Etymology Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یوغورت (yoğurt). Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *yogrut.
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A milk-based product stiffened by a bacterium-aided curdling process, and sometimes mixed with fruit or other flavoring.
- Moroccan curried crab and streaks of minty, lemony yogurt add luxury to a supersimple zucchini soup ($14).2009 January 24, Corey Mintz, “Lunching well at Forte bistro and lounge”, in Toronto Star:
- It makes up an estimated 73 percent of the U.S. food supply, and contains stereotypically “unhealthy” products like sodas, candies and hot dogs as well as seemingly “healthy” ones like whole grain breads, breakfast cereals, flavored yogurts and plant milks.2024 May 9, Alice Callahan, “Are Some Ultraprocessed Foods Worse Than Others?”, in The New York Times:
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Especially, In compounds Any similar product based on other substances (e.g. soy yogurt).
- Derived terms
- AB-yogurt, frogurt, fro-yo, frozen yogurt, Greek yogurt, Icelandic yogurt, purple-headed yogurt slinger, soy yogurt, yogurt knitting, yogurt-knitting, yogurt maker
- Related terms
- buttermilk, curd, kefir, whey