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Etymology and spelling
The word is derived from
Turkish:
yoğurt,
[3] and is related to the verb
yoğurmak: "to be curdled or coagulated; to thicken".
[4] The letter
ğ was traditionally rendered as "gh" in transliterations of Turkish prior to 1928.
[5] In older Turkish, the letter denoted a
voiced velar fricative /ɣ/, but this sound is
elided between
back vowels in modern Turkish, in which the word is pronounced
[joˈuɾt], or
[joˈɰuɾt].
In English, there are
several variations of the spelling of the word, including
yogurt,
yoghurt and to a lesser extent
yoghourt,
yogourt,
yaghourt,
yahourth,
yoghurd,
joghourt, and
jogourt.
[6][7][8] In the United Kingdom and Australia,
yogurt and
yoghurt are both current,
yogurt being more common
[9] and used by the Australian and British dairy councils,
[10][11] and
yoghourt is an uncommon alternative.
[9] In the United States,
yogurt is the usual spelling and
yoghurt a minor variant.
[9] In
New Zealand,
yoghurt is preferred by the
New Zealand Oxford Dictionary.
[12] In Canada,
yogurt is most common among English speakers,
[9] but many brands use
yogourt,
[13] since it is an acceptable spelling in both English and French, the official
languages of Canada.