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yogurty en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Turkic *yogrut Ottoman Turkish یوغورت (yoğurt)bor. English yogurt English -y English yogurty From yogurt + -y.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of yogurt.
   • I was reminded of the yogurty unguent that Varvara, my final croupier, used to entomb herself in, nightly, toward the end; it changed the color of her teeth […] 2007, Martin Amis, House of Meetings:
   • Two rubbery arms hung from the yogurty folds of his sagging neck and, though these limbs appeared useless, Beyschlag used them to propel himself forward […] 2004, Brittney Ryan, Laurel Long, The Legend of Holly Claus:
   • It's chicken baked with a yogurt covering, but it doesn't seem very yogurty. It's all right. I tell him it's very good. 1997, Maureen F McHugh, China Mountain Zhang:

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