yaourt

English

Alternative forms

yaoort
yaort
youart
yourt

Etymology

Turkish yōghurt ^[1], yoğurt ^[2]

Noun

yaourt (uncountable)

A liquor fermented from milk, originally by the Turks.

Related terms

yoghourt, yoghurd, yoghurt, yogurt

References

↑ Oxford English Dictionary. 1989.
↑ "yaourt." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 2008.

Anagrams

Touray, outray

French

un pot de yaourt

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Turkish yoğurt

Pronunciation

^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /ja.uʁt/, /ja.uʁ/
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Noun

yaourt m (plural yaourts)

(chiefly France) yoghurt

Usage notes

This word is treated as if it has an aspirated h despite not being written with an h.
The variants yoghourt and yogourt are more common in Belgium, Switzerland and Canada. Especially in Canada the form yaourt is rarely used.

Further reading

“yaourt” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
yaourt on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr

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