What does "labneh" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "labneh"?

Common synonyms include: greek yogurt, strained yoghurt, yoghurt cheese, yoghurt cheese.

Labneh

noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
Yogurt that has been strained to filter or remove the whey and thus has a consistency between that of yoghurt and cheese. countable, uncountable
"And I can assure you, were he to encounter the entire crew of the aircraft carrier Enterprise, he’d serve them eggs sunny-side up, and labneh fresh from the bag."

Synonyms

All synonyms

greek yogurt strained yoghurt yoghurt cheese yoghurt cheese

Example

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"And I can assure you, were he to encounter the entire crew of the aircraft carrier Enterprise, he’d serve them eggs sunny-side up, and labneh fresh from the bag."

Etymology

From South Levantine Arabic لَبْنَة (labna).

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