yogurt

A1 Topic:Food & Drink

US /ˈjoʊ.ɡɚt/ UK /ˈjɒ.ɡət/ See IPA manual

Freq #9010

Meanings

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noun
A thick, slightly sour food made from milk, often eaten with fruit.

I mixed granola with my morning yogurt.

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Forms yogurts

Derived forms ab-yogurtfro-yofrogurtyogurt-knitting

Related forms buttermilkcurdkefirwhey

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frozen yogurt
a chilled dessert made from sweetened yogurt that has been frozen

Adjective + noun

Simplified etymology

Yogurt entered English in the early 17th century as a rendering of Turkish yoğurt. Because the Turkish sound represented by ğ has no close equivalent in many European languages, English developed variant spellings including yoghurt and yoghourt.

Etymology

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

*yogrut trk-pro

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# yogurt

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈjoʊ.ɡɚt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈjɒ.ɡət/
**Frequency rank:** 9010

## Meanings
1. A thick, slightly sour food made from milk, often eaten with fruit.

## Examples
- I mixed granola with my morning yogurt.

## Derived Forms
- ab-yogurt
- fro-yo
- frogurt
- yogurt-knitting

## Related Forms
- buttermilk
- curd
- kefir
- whey

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *yogrut

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

## AI Etymology
Yogurt: The etymological chain runs Proto-Turkic *yogur- -> Proto-Turkic *-t -> Proto-Turkic *yogrut -> Ottoman Turkish یوغورت (yoğurt) -> English yogurt. Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یوغورت (yoğurt). Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *yogrut. A key historical form is trk-pro *yogrut. In present-day use, it means a thick, slightly sour food made from milk, often eaten with fruit. Derived formations include ab-yogurt, fro-yo, frogurt, yogurt-knitting.

## Topics
- Food & Drink

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