Greek yogurt

English

Greek yogurt with honey.

Alternative forms

• Greek yoghurt

Etymology

So called due to its association with Greece, due to this type of yogurt being eaten by people from the Levantine region and Greece, and later it being mainly exported from Greece to the various parts of the English-speaking world by brands like Fage. Attested since at least 1968.

Noun

Greek yogurt (countable and uncountable, plural Greek yogurts) (chiefly Canada, US)

1. A form of yogurt that has been strained to remove the whey, resulting in lower fat content and higher protein content.

   Synonyms: strained yogurt, labneh, yoghurt cheese

   Hypernyms: plain yogurt, regular yogurt, natural yogurt, dahi (“any yogurt that bar possible fruits has minimal additions in particular of sugar or other sweeteners: normal yogurt; the same as Greek yogurt minus the step of straining”)

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Greek,‎ yogurt.

Translations

labneh — see labneh

See also

• Mediterranean diet