Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yogurt

/ˈjoʊ.ɡɚt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables: yo-gurt
IPA: /ˈjoʊ.ɡɚt/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A milk-based product stiffened by a bacterium-aided curdling process, and sometimes mixed with fruit or other flavoring.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any similar product based on other substances (e.g. soy yogurt).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Moroccan curried crab and streaks of minty, lemony yogurt add luxury to a supersimple zucchini soup ($14)."
"It makes up an estimated 73 percent of the U.S. food supply, and contains stereotypically “unhealthy” products like sodas, candies and hot dogs as well as seemingly “healthy” ones like whole grain breads, breakfast cereals, flavored yogurts and plant milks."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: *yogrut

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈjoʊ.ɡɚt/
British English: /ˈjɒɡ.ət/

Usage

Inflected Forms

yogurts (plural) yoghurt (alternative, UK) yoghourt (alternative, dated) yogourt (alternative, Canada) yaghourt (alternative, obsolete) yahourt (alternative, obsolete) yaoort (alternative, obsolete) yaort (alternative, obsolete) yaourt (alternative, obsolete) yaourti (alternative, obsolete) yoghurd (alternative, obsolete) yogurd (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

bioyogurt frogurt soygurt yogurtlike yogurty

Phrases

AB-yogurt fro-yo frozen yogurt Greek yogurt Icelandic yogurt purple-headed yogurt slinger soy yogurt yogurt knitting

Frequently Paired Words

buttermilk curd kefir whey

Synonyms

milk food yoghurt yoghourt

Questions

How do you pronounce yogurt?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjoʊ.ɡɚt/.
What does yogurt mean?: A milk-based product stiffened by a bacterium-aided curdling process, and sometimes mixed with fruit or other flavoring.
Where does yogurt come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Turkic *yogrut Ottoman Turkish یوغورت (yoğurt)bor. English yogurt Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یوغورت (yoğurt). Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *yogrut.

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