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yaourt¹

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From French yaourt, from Turkish yoğurt. Doublet of yogurt.

noun

  1. obsolete, uncountable Obsolete form of yogurt Yaourt is simply the milk turned sour and somewhat resembles curds only that it is thicker in consistency. The milk is originally turned by introducing a few drops of the milk of the fig into a bowl of sheep or goat's milk gently heated and then allowed to cool. A spoonful of the yaourt is kept as a

yaourt²

noun yaourts

  1. obsolete Obsolete form of yurt […] yaourts with their felt covering are very draughty, and it is hard to keep warm even wrapped in fur […]

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@misc{yaourt_2026,
  title = {yaourt},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yaourt},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}