Etymology

feta

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Today it means: A variety of curd cheese made from sheep’s or goat’s milk and originating from Greece. Full definition →

Greek φέτα ← Italian fetta
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The story

  1. Italian · derived fromfetta“slice”
  2. Greek · borrowed fromφέτα
  3. English todayfeta

Borrowed from Greek φέτα (féta), from Italian fetta (“slice”).

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