different between yogourt vs yoghurt

English

Etymology

From French yogourt, yoghourt, from Turkish; see yogurt.

Noun

yogourt (countable and uncountable, plural yogourts)

1. Canada spelling of yogurt

Usage notes

The spelling yogourt is common on product labels in Canada because it is valid in both English and French, as products are required to be labelled in both languages. Yogurt remains by far the most common spelling in other contexts, however.

References

• “yogourt” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.

French

Alternative forms

• yaourt (France, Belgium)

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ??????? (y?ghurt, yo?urt) (Modern Turkish yo?urt). The form yogourt comes from the original Ottoman Turkish whilst the form yaourt comes from the variation yo?urt which is now the standard in Modern Turkish. Compare with cognates of the word in many European languages Joghurt, iogurt, jogurtti.

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /j?.?u?/, /jo.?u?/
• (Europe) IPA^(key): /j?.?u?t/, /jo.?u?t/

Noun

yogourt m (plural yogourts)

1. (Canada, Switzerland, Belgium) yogurt

Usage notes

The form yogourt is common on product labels in Canada because it is valid in both English and French, as products are required to be labelled in both languages.

References

Further reading

• “yogourt” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ??????? (modern Turkish yo?urt).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: y??g?t, y??go?ort, IPA^(key): /?j???t/

Noun

yoghurt (countable and uncountable, plural yoghurts)

1. Alternative spelling of yogurt

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish yo?urt.

Noun

yoghurt

1. yogurt

Declension

Dutch

Alternative forms

• joghurt (superseded)

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish yo?urt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?j?.x?rt/
• Hyphenation: yo?ghurt

Noun

yoghurt m (plural yoghurts, diminutive yoghurtje n)

1. yogurt

Derived terms

• yoghurtbacterie
• yoghurtcultuur
• yoghurtdrank
• yoghurtdrink
• yoghurtijs
• yoghurtplant

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• jogurt

Etymology

From Turkish yo?urt

Noun

yoghurt m (definite singular yoghurten, indefinite plural yoghurter, definite plural yoghurtene)

1. yoghurt or yogurt

References

• “yoghurt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• jogurt

Etymology

From Turkish yo?urt

Noun

yoghurt m (definite singular yoghurten, indefinite plural yoghurtar, definite plural yoghurtane)

1. yoghurt or yogurt

References

• “yoghurt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.