yogurt

yogurt
yogurt (n.) 1620s, a mispronunciation of Turk. yogurt, in which the -g- is a "soft" sound, in many dialects closer to an English "w." The root yog means roughly "to condense" and is related to yogun "intense," yogush "liquify" (of water vapor), yogur "knead."

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  • yogurt — variedad de leche fermentada utilizada en nutrición por su riqueza en calcio y fermentos lácteos como el Lactobacillus bulgaricus, y el L. acidophilus Diccionario ilustrado de Términos Médicos.. Alvaro Galiano. 2010. yogurt …   Diccionario médico

  • yogurt — [yō′gərt] n. [Turk yoğurt] a thick, semisolid food made from milk fermented by a bacterium (Lactobacillus bulgaricus): it is now often prepared with various flavors: also sp. yoghurt or yoghourt …   English World dictionary

  • yogurt — → yogur …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

  • yogurt — is the preferred spelling, although yoghurt (with an h) is also common. It is pronounced yog ǝt in BrE, and yoh gǝt in AmE and in Australia and New Zealand …   Modern English usage

  • yogurt — yogurt, I, 182, 208; I I, 189, 295; II I, 164, 190 …   Divan-i Luqat-i it-Türk Dizini

  • yogurt — (also yoghurt or yoghourt) ► NOUN ▪ a semi solid slightly sour food prepared from milk fermented by added bacteria. ORIGIN Turkish …   English terms dictionary

  • yogurt — /yoh geuhrt/, n. a prepared food having the consistency of custard, made from milk curdled by the action of cultures, sometimes sweetened or flavored. Also, yoghurt, yoghourt. [1615 25; < Turk yogurt] * * * Semisolid, fermented, often flavoured… …   Universalium

  • yoğurt — is., du Maya katılarak koyulaştırılmış beyaz, kıvamlı bir süt ürünü Köylüler gelirdi bakraçlarıyla pazara yoğurt satmaya. S. F. Abasıyanık Birleşik Sözler yoğurt çiçeği yoğurt çorbası yoğurthane yoğurt otu yoğurt tatlısı …   Çağatay Osmanlı Sözlük

  • Yogurt — Joghurt Joghurt (alternative Schreibweisen Jogurt, Yogurt, Yoghurt) ist ein durch Milchsäurebakterien hergestelltes Nahrungsmittel aus verdickter Milch. Das Wort Joghurt ist mit dem türkischen yoğurt, „dicke Milch“ verwandt, und verweist auf die… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • yogurt — [[t]jɒ̱gə(r)t, AM jo͟ʊ [/t]] yogurts also yoghurt N VAR Yogurt is a food in the form of a thick, slightly sour liquid that is made by adding bacteria to milk. A yogurt is a small pot of yogurt …   English dictionary

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