yogurt

The word “yogurt” means a thick, tangy dairy product made by fermenting milk with bacterial cultures. In plain terms, a creamy, slightly sour fermented milk food, eaten plain or flavored with fruit.

“Yogurt” is pronounced YO-guht (/ˈjoʊ.ɡɚt/ in IPA).

Here is “yogurt” used in a sentence: “She had a bowl of yogurt with granola for breakfast.”

“Yogurt” is a noun.

The word “yogurt” comes from Ottoman Turkish. Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish "yoğurt," ultimately from a Turkic root related to curdling or thickening.

“Yogurt” is an uncommon word in modern English, usually learned at around the A1 level.

“Yogurt” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a thick, tangy dairy product made by fermenting milk with bacterial cultures.

Traditional yogurt is a thick, tangy dairy product made by fermenting milk with bacterial cultures, while non-dairy yogurt alternatives are similarly fermented products made from a plant-based such as soy or coconut milk. Both rely on fermentation, but the base ingredient differs.

Both "yogurt" and "yoghurt" refer to the same fermented dairy product; the spelling difference is regional, with "yogurt" more common in American English and "yoghurt" more common in British English.

Yogurt's tangy flavor comes from the bacterial cultures used to ferment the milk, which produce acids as they consume the milk's natural sugars. This fermentation process is what thickens the milk and gives yogurt its characteristic taste.