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/

ɡət

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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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