Alternative Spelling guide

yoghurt

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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This record is a supporting form or spelling variant of yogurt. Use the canonical entry for the main definition and word-family path.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: yŏʹgət
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈjɒɡət/
  • General-South-African: /ˈjoʊ.ɡət/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒɡət

1

noun

Meaning 1

Alternative spelling of yogurt.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a custard-like food made from curdled milk

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: yogurt, yoghourt

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: food, solid food, dairy product

Narrower terms: frozen yogurt, blueberry yogurt

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Turkic *yugur- Proto-Turkic *-t Proto-Turkic *yogrut Ottoman Turkish یوغورت (yoğurt)bor. English yoghurt Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یوغورت (yoğurt). Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *yogrut.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: yoghurt — yogurt