Greek yogurt

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Greek yogurt

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So called due to its association with Greece, due to this type of yogurt being eaten by people from the Levantine region and Greece, and later it being mainly exported from Greece to the various parts of the English-speaking world by brands like Fage. Attested since at least 1968.

noun Greek yogurts · Greek yoghurt

Canada, US, countable, uncountable A form of yogurt that has been strained to remove the whey, resulting in lower fat and higher protein content.
Similar: strained yogurt, labneh, yoghurt cheese
Canada, US, countable, uncountable Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Greek, yogurt.

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@misc{greek_yogurt_2026,
  title = {Greek yogurt},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/greek%20yogurt},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}