Pronunciation guide
How to pronounce yogurt
YOH-gurt (US, 'yo' like 'yoke') or YOG-ut (UK, 'yog' like 'jog')
US/ˈjoʊ.ɡɚt/
joʊɡɚt
UK/ˈjɒ.ɡət/
jɒɡət
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What “yogurt” means
A milk-based product stiffened by a bacterium-aided curdling process, and sometimes mixed with fruit or other flavoring.
Any similar product based on other substances (e.g. soy yogurt).
In a sentence
- He stirred a spoonful of honey into his plain yogurt.
- Greek yogurt is thicker because more of the watery whey is strained off.
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