feta en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɛtə/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek φέτα (féta), from Italian fetta (“slice”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A variety of curd cheese made from sheep’s or goat’s milk and originating from Greece.
Before there were MAHA moms and trad wives boasting homemade bread and feta on social media, there was a societal push to get Americans back into the kitchen.
2025 November 3, Julia Belluz, “The French Secret to Eating Healthy? Prepared Food and Frozen Dinners.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Nov 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fetas | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| fetta | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (24)
fa فتا (a variety of curd cheese) · pl feta (a variety of curd cheese) · pt feta (a variety of curd cheese) · tr feta (a variety of curd cheese) · sv feta (a variety of curd cheese) · de Feta (a variety of curd cheese) · mk бело сирење (a variety of curd cheese) · ja フェタチーズ (a variety of curd cheese) · fi feta (a variety of curd cheese) · mi wheta (a variety of curd cheese) · sv fetaost (a variety of curd cheese) · el φέτα (a variety of curd cheese) · ar فِيتَا (a variety of curd cheese) · mk фета (a variety of curd cheese) · arz فيتا (a variety of curd cheese) · da feta (a variety of curd cheese) · ca feta (a variety of curd cheese) · fa پنیر فتا (a variety of curd cheese) · acw فيتا (a variety of curd cheese) · fr feta (a variety of curd cheese) · ru фе́та (a variety of curd cheese) · nl feta (a variety of curd cheese) · es feta (a variety of curd cheese) · th เฟตา (a variety of curd cheese)