feta

Variant of feta (cheese)

feta (cheese) definition

feta (cheese) (fet′ə)

noun

a soft, white cheese first made in Greece

Etymology: < ModGr (tyri) pheta < tyri, cheese (< Gr tyros) + pheta < It fetta, a slice, ult. < L offa, a morsel, piece

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