"feta" meaning in English

See feta in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɛtə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-feta.wav 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. Wikidata QID: Q182760 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

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