Yaourt
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Obsolete form of yogurt. alt-of, obsolete, uncountable
"Yaourt is simply the milk turned sour and somewhat resembles curds only that it is thicker in consistency. The milk is originally turned by introducing a few drops of the milk of the fig into a bowl of sheep or goat's milk gently heated and then allowed to cool. A spoonful of the yaourt is kept as a kind of leaven and is sufficient to convert a large bowl of milk into yaourt. Eaten with sugar yaourt is very palatable and refreshing in warm weather and is said to be a preventive of fever."
- 2 Obsolete form of yurt. alt-of, obsolete
"[…] yaourts with their felt covering are very draughty, and it is hard to keep warm even wrapped in fur […]"
Example
More examples"Yaourt is simply the milk turned sour and somewhat resembles curds only that it is thicker in consistency. The milk is originally turned by introducing a few drops of the milk of the fig into a bowl of sheep or goat's milk gently heated and then allowed to cool. A spoonful of the yaourt is kept as a kind of leaven and is sufficient to convert a large bowl of milk into yaourt. Eaten with sugar yaourt is very palatable and refreshing in warm weather and is said to be a preventive of fever."
Etymology
From French yaourt, from Turkish yoğurt. Doublet of yogurt.
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