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# yoghurt

«yoghurt» in Mova's school dictionary: **a thick, creamy food made from milk that has been turned…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (yoghurt / yogurt, uncountable; a yoghurt, yoghurts = a pot)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Yoghurt is a thick, creamy food made from milk that has been turned slightly sour by helpful bacteria. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yoghurt/#m1)

2) A yoghurt is one small pot of it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yoghurt/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons, yoghurt shows that not all bacteria are harmful; «good» bacteria change milk into yoghurt. In health lessons it is a dairy food with calcium for strong bones and teeth. Everyday: yoghurt for breakfast, in lunchboxes, with fruit, frozen yoghurt. Safety: keep it in the fridge and check the use-by date. Phrases: «a pot of yoghurt», «Greek yoghurt», «natural yoghurt», «frozen yoghurt».

### examples

- I had strawberry yoghurt for breakfast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yoghurt/#x1)
- There's a yoghurt in your lunchbox. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yoghurt/#x2)
- Yoghurt is made from milk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yoghurt/#x3)
- Keep the yoghurt in the fridge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yoghurt/#x4)
- We put yoghurt and honey on our fruit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yoghurt/#x5)
- Frozen yoghurt is a cold treat in summer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yoghurt/#x6)
- Yoghurt has calcium for strong bones. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yoghurt/#x7)
- The yoghurt tasted sour because it was out of date. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yoghurt/#x8)

### note

Spellings: «yoghurt» (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) and «yogurt» (US, Canada); both are right. As food it is uncountable («some yoghurt»); one pot is countable («two yoghurts»). Yoghurt that smells bad or has mould should be thrown away.

### In the corpora

- [Bacteria in yoghurt turn milk sugar into lactic acid, which makes it thick and tangy.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/15-acids-in-the-kitchen/21/)
- [Live yoghurt contains living bacteria that are harmless or helpful; a spoonful in warm milk can make more yoghurt.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/22-milk-cheese-and-yoghurt/14/)
- [Protein from eggs, milk, yoghurt, beans or nuts helps you feel full for longer.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/38-simple-cooking-and-breakfast/9/)
- [A healthy snack between meals, like fruit, yoghurt or nuts if you are not allergic, keeps your energy steady.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/81-food-drinks-and-feeling-ill/5/)
- [A healthy snack between meals, such as fruit, yoghurt or nuts if you are not allergic, keeps your energy steady.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/209-sharing-sleep-and-safe-food/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «yoghurt» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yoghurt/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.