feta

noun

fe·​ta ˈfe-tə How to pronounce feta (audio)
ˈfe-ˌtä
often capitalized
: a white moderately hard and crumbly Greek cheese made from sheep's or goat's milk and cured in brine

Examples of feta in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There’s also a spinach pie salad, with filo, spinach feta and lemon tahini, and the classic moussaka. Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024 Tomatoes, pistachio, cucumber, feta, and basil pesto add up to a sunny dish fit for any summer occasion. Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2024 Classic cheeses for calzones include mozzarella, parmesan and ricotta, but feel free to use cheddar, Monterey jack, pepper jack, Colby, Swiss, gouda, feta or goat cheese. Meat. Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 8 Feb. 2024 The menu is the standard chain formula of proteins served many ways — in wraps, with rice or fries, in bowls with tzatziki and veggies, and on top of salads with Greek ingredients like feta and olives. John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024 Lastly, TikTok is selling premade versions of its viral recipes, such as that feta pasta of yesteryear. Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 9 Feb. 2024 For every baked feta pasta (swoon) there are three pasta chips (hard pass). Emily Heil, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024 Fry feta slices until seeds are golden and crisped, rotating periodically with tongs or a small metal spatula, about 3 minutes per side. Charlotte Druckman / Photographs By F. Martin Ramin/the Wall Street Journal, Food Styling By Kim Ramin, Prop Styling By Valeria Suasnavas , WSJ, 7 Dec. 2023 Drizzle with tahini sauce, then sprinkle with pine nuts, pomegranate seeds and feta and serve immediately. Blanche Shaheen, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Modern Greek (tyri) pheta, from tyri cheese + pheta slice, from Italian fetta — more at fettuccine

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of feta was in 1915

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Cite this Entry

“Feta.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feta. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

feta

noun
fe·​ta ˈfet-ə How to pronounce feta (audio)
ˈfe-ˌtä
: a white Greek cheese made from sheep's or goat's milk and cured in salt water
Etymology

from modern Greek pheta "slice (of cheese)"

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