manouri

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noun

A Greek semi-soft cheese made from the milk of goats or sheep.

OriginAncient Greek μανούρι →
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Meanings

nounmanouri (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Greek semi-soft cheese made from the milk of goats or sheep.

    My favorite Greek cheese is the creamy, sheepy manouri: delicately scented and almost spreadable, it’s like a softer, pudgier feta.

    2007 September 9, Sara Dickerman, “Olympic Dinners”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμανούρι
  2. Englishmanouri

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μανούρι (manoúri).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

mainoururinoma
Cite this entry
APA

manouri. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manouri

MLA

“manouri.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manouri. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “manouri,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manouri.

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