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yoghurt en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈjoʊ.ɡət/ (General-South-African)
• (UK) audio
• yŏʹgət (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈjɒɡət/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable) Alternative spelling of yogurt.
   alt of yogurt
   • Many icecream shops now sell soft-serve yoghurts, icecreams and ice-desserts that are high in carbos and low in fat. 1995, Louise Burke, The Complete Guide to Food for Sports Performance: A Guide to Peak Nutrition for Your Sport, 2nd edition, Allen & Unwin, →ISBN, page 24:
   • fudgy flapjacky fudge […] I always buy one of those flapjacks with a layer of yoghurt on top. But even with the topping, they are just never sweet enough for me. I also love fudge but that can be toe-curlingly sweet. So, in my search for a middle ground, I decided to combine the two. 2020, Nadiya Hussain, Nadiya Bakes, London: Penguin Books, →ISBN:
   • One serve of carbohydrates is approximately equal to a slice of bread, a piece of fruit, third of a cup of cooked rice, half a cup of grains, cereals, starchy vegetables or cooked pasta, 200 grams of plain yoghurt, or 300 millilitres of milk. 2012, Lesley Campbell, Alan L. Rubin, Type 2 Diabetes For Dummies, Australian Edition, page 117:
   • It was certainly an old smell – of that I could be certain. But it was not, I was sure, produced by any of the three thousand one hundred and twenty-six cheeses, yoghurts and fromages blancs that were being stored in the crypt. 2007, Giles Milton, Edward Trencom’s Nose: A Novel of History, Dark Intrigue, and Cheese, New York, N.Y.: Thomas Dunne Books, →ISBN, page 65:

Forms

Deriveds

yoghurted · yoghurt-knitter · yoghurt-knitting · yoghurtless · yoghurtlike

Translations (1)

es yoghurt (yogurt)