Etymology

yogurt

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Today it means: A milk-based product stiffened by a bacterium-aided curdling process, and sometimes mixed with fruit or other flavoring. Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish یوغورت (yoğurt) ← Proto-Turkic *yogrut
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  1. Proto-Turkic*yogrut
  2. Ottoman Turkishیوغورت (yoğurt)
  3. English todayyogurt

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یوغورت (yoğurt). Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *yogrut.

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