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# yogurt

noun (yogurt, yogurts)

«yogurt» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A thick, slightly sour food made from milk that has had special helpful bacteria added to it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yogurt/#m1)
2. (a yogurt) A small pot of this food: I had a strawberry yogurt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yogurt/#m2)

### In the lessons

A common food in lunchboxes and breakfasts; in science lessons it is an example of useful bacteria changing milk (fermentation). In maths, pots of yogurt are counted, priced and shared in word problems. Phrases: a pot of yogurt, plain yogurt, Greek yogurt, frozen yogurt, yogurt drink.

### Examples

- I have a yogurt in my lunchbox every day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yogurt/#x1)
- Plain yogurt tastes a bit sour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yogurt/#x2)
- Yogurt is made when good bacteria turn milk thick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yogurt/#x3)
- A pack of 4 yogurts costs 2 dollars, so each yogurt costs 50 cents. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yogurt/#x4)
- Mum puts honey on Greek yogurt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yogurt/#x5)
- Frozen yogurt is a cold treat like ice cream. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yogurt/#x6)
- Keep yogurt in the fridge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yogurt/#x7)

### Note

Spelling: yogurt is most common; yoghurt is also used in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Uncountable for the food (some yogurt), countable for a pot (two yogurts). UK say YOG-urt (rhymes with "fog"), US say YOH-gurt.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «yogurt» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yogurt/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«yogurt» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yogurt.html) on Mova free.