"feta" meaning in English

See feta in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɛtə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-feta.wav [Southern-England] Forms: fetas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛtə Etymology: From Greek φέτα (féta), from Italian fetta (“slice”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|el|φέτα}} Greek φέτα (féta), {{der|en|it|fetta||slice}} Italian fetta (“slice”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} feta (countable and uncountable, plural fetas)
  1. A variety of curd cheese made from sheep’s or goat’s milk and originating from Greece. Wikipedia link: feta Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Cheeses Synonyms: feta cheese, fetta cheese, fetta Translations (a variety of curd cheese): فِيتَا (fītā) [feminine] (Arabic), فيتا (fetā) [Egyptian-Arabic, feminine] (Arabic), فيتا (fēta) [Hijazi-Arabic, feminine] (Arabic), feta [feminine] (Catalan), feta [common-gender] (Danish), feta [masculine] (Dutch), feta (French), Feta [masculine] (German), φέτα (féta) [feminine] (Greek), フェタチーズ (feta chīzu) (Japanese), фета (feta) [feminine] (Macedonian), бело сирење (belo sirenje) [neuter] (Macedonian), wheta (Maori), فتا (fetâ) (Persian), پنیر فتا (panir-e fetâ) (Persian), feta [feminine] (Polish), feta [masculine] (Portuguese), фе́та (féta) [feminine] (Russian), feta [feminine] (Spanish), feta [common-gender] (Swedish), fetaost [common-gender] (Swedish), feta (Turkish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for feta meaning in English (4.7kB)

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "el",
        "3": "φέτα"
      },
      "expansion": "Greek φέτα (féta)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "it",
        "3": "fetta",
        "4": "",
        "5": "slice"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian fetta (“slice”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Greek φέτα (féta), from Italian fetta (“slice”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fetas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
      "expansion": "feta (countable and uncountable, plural fetas)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Egyptian Arabic terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with topic categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Cheeses",
          "orig": "en:Cheeses",
          "parents": [
            "Dairy products",
            "Foods",
            "Food and drink",
            "Eating",
            "All topics",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Fundamental",
            "Human"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A variety of curd cheese made from sheep’s or goat’s milk and originating from Greece."
      ],
      "id": "en-feta-en-noun-9agh411z",
      "links": [
        [
          "curd cheese",
          "curd cheese"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "feta cheese"
        },
        {
          "word": "fetta cheese"
        },
        {
          "word": "fetta"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "fītā",
          "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "فِيتَا"
        },
        {
          "code": "arz",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "fetā",
          "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
          "tags": [
            "Egyptian-Arabic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "فيتا"
        },
        {
          "code": "acw",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "fēta",
          "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
          "tags": [
            "Hijazi-Arabic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "فيتا"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "feta"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "feta"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "feta"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
          "word": "feta"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Feta"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "féta",
          "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "φέτα"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "feta chīzu",
          "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
          "word": "フェタチーズ"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "feta",
          "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "фета"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "belo sirenje",
          "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "бело сирење"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
          "word": "wheta"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "fetâ",
          "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
          "word": "فتا"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "panir-e fetâ",
          "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
          "word": "پنیر فتا"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "feta"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "feta"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "féta",
          "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "фе́та"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "feta"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "feta"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "fetaost"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
          "word": "feta"
        }
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "feta"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɛtə/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛtə"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "fetter (in non-rhotic accents)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-feta.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/61/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-feta.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-feta.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/61/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-feta.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-feta.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "feta"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "sv:Cheeses"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "el",
        "3": "φέτα"
      },
      "expansion": "Greek φέτα (féta)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "it",
        "3": "fetta",
        "4": "",
        "5": "slice"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian fetta (“slice”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Greek φέτα (féta), from Italian fetta (“slice”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fetas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
      "expansion": "feta (countable and uncountable, plural fetas)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Egyptian Arabic terms with redundant script codes",
        "English 2-syllable words",
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms borrowed from Greek",
        "English terms derived from Greek",
        "English terms derived from Italian",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "English terms with audio links",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Rhymes:English/ɛtə",
        "Rhymes:English/ɛtə/2 syllables",
        "en:Cheeses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A variety of curd cheese made from sheep’s or goat’s milk and originating from Greece."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "curd cheese",
          "curd cheese"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "feta"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɛtə/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛtə"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "fetter (in non-rhotic accents)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-feta.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/61/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-feta.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-feta.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/61/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-feta.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-feta.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "feta cheese"
    },
    {
      "word": "fetta cheese"
    },
    {
      "word": "fetta"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "fītā",
      "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "فِيتَا"
    },
    {
      "code": "arz",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "fetā",
      "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
      "tags": [
        "Egyptian-Arabic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "فيتا"
    },
    {
      "code": "acw",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "fēta",
      "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
      "tags": [
        "Hijazi-Arabic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "فيتا"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "feta"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "feta"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "feta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
      "word": "feta"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Feta"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "féta",
      "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "φέτα"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "feta chīzu",
      "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
      "word": "フェタチーズ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "feta",
      "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "фета"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "belo sirenje",
      "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "бело сирење"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
      "word": "wheta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "fetâ",
      "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
      "word": "فتا"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "panir-e fetâ",
      "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
      "word": "پنیر فتا"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "feta"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "feta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "féta",
      "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "фе́та"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "feta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "feta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "fetaost"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a variety of curd cheese",
      "word": "feta"
    }
  ],
  "word": "feta"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.