yogurt
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yogurt
- /ˈjɒɡ.ət/ UK
- /ˈjoʊ.ɡɚt/ Canada, US
- /ˈjəʉ.ɡət/ Australia
- /ˈjɐʉ.ɡət/ New Zealand
Rhymes with (Received Pronunciation) -ɒɡət
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یوغورت (yoğurt). Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *yogrut.
noun yogurts · yoghurt · yoghourt · yogourt · yaghourt · yahourt
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A milk-based product stiffened by a bacterium-aided curdling process, and sometimes mixed with fruit or other flavoring.
Moroccan curried crab and streaks of minty, lemony yogurt add luxury to a supersimple zucchini soup ($14).
Similar: milk food
- Any similar product based on other substances (e.g. soy yogurt).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: yoghurt, yoghourt, ice, nonfat, yaourt, skyr, sour milk, buttermilk, greek yogurt, dairy product, dahi, cheese, matzoon, curd, soured milk, labneh
Translations
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noun a milk-based product thickened by a bacterium-aided curdling process
| Español | yogur, yogurt, yagurt |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 요구르트 yogureuteu |
| 日本語 | ヨーグルト yōguruto |
| 中文 | 酸奶 suānnǎi, 酸牛奶 suānniúnǎi, 酸凝酪 suānnínglào, suānníngluò, 發酵乳 /发酵乳 fājiàorǔ, 发酵乳 fājiàorǔ, fāxiàorǔ |
| हिन्दी | दही dahī |
| Kiswahili | maziwa ya mgando |
| Português | iogurte |
| Français | yaourt, yogourt |
| Deutsch | Joghurt |
| Italiano | yogurt, iogurt, mezzorado |
| Ελληνικά | γιαούρτι giaoúrti |
| Română | iaurt |
| Русский | йо́гурт jógurt, простоква́ша prostokváša |
| Tiếng Việt | sữa chua, da ua |
| العربية | لَبَن laban, لَبَن زَبَادِيّ laban zabādiyy, لَبَن رَائِب laban rāʔib, رَوْب rawb, رَوْبَة rawba, مَاسْت māst |
| עברית | יוֹגוּרְט yogúrt |
Talk about this word "yogurt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/yogurt. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. yogurt. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/yogurt "yogurt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/yogurt.Cite this
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title = {yogurt},
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