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labneh

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈlæb.neɪ/
  • /ˈlɛb.neɪ/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Yogurt that has been strained to filter or remove the whey and thus has a consistency between that of yogurt and cheese.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese, Greek yogurt

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: plain yogurt, regular yogurt, natural yogurt, yogurt, dahi

History

Etymology

From South Levantine Arabic لَبْنَة (labne).

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: لَبْنَة (labna) — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese
  • Arabic: لبنه (labna) — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese
  • Arabic: لَبْنَة (labne) — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese
  • Azerbaijani: süzmə — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese
  • Catalan: iogurt grec — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese
  • Catalan: iogurt colat — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese
  • West Circassian: шэзгъэ (šɛzğɛ) — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese
  • Czech: řecký jogurt — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese
  • Dutch: hangop — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese
  • Finnish: valutettu jogurtti — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese
  • French: labné — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese
  • German: Abtropfjoghurt — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese
  • German: (exotism) Labneh — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese
  • German: Labné — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese
  • Greek: στραγγιστό γιαούρτι (strangistó giaoúrti) — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese
  • Hebrew: לַבָּנֶה (lábane) — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese
  • Italian: labneh — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese
  • Italian: labaneh — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese
  • Italian: yogurt greco — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese
  • Japanese: ラブナ (rabuna) — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese
  • Japanese: ラブネ (rabune) — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese
  • Japanese: ギリシャヨーグルト (Girisha-yōguruto) — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese
  • Persian: ماست چکیده (mâst-e čekide) — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese
  • Polish: jogurt grecki — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese
  • Russian: гре́ческий йо́гурт (gréčeskij jógurt) — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese
  • Russian: лабнэ́ (labnɛ́) — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese
  • Russian: сузьма́ (suzʹmá) — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese
  • Russian: сюзьма́ (sjuzʹmá) — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese
  • Russian: творо́г (tvoróg) — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese
  • Russian: тво́рог (tvórog) — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese
  • Slovak: grécky jogurt — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese
  • Spanish: yogur griego — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese
  • Spanish: labna — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese
  • Spanish: labne — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese
  • Turkish: süzme yoğurt — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese
  • Turkish: labne — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese
  • Yiddish: לאַבאַנע (labane) — strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese