Feta meaning

fĕtə, fātə
A white semisoft cheese usually made of goat's or sheep's milk and often preserved in brine.
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A variety of curd cheese made from sheep's or goat's milk and originating from Greece.
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Origin of feta

  • Modern Greek (turi) pheta (cheese) slice from Italian fetta slice from offetta diminutive of *offa from Latin offa morsel of food

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Feta Sentence Examples

  • It goes especially well with cheese, like in spinach and feta parcels made from filo pastry, and spinach and ricotta cannelloni.

  • Add the feta cheese chunks, chopped nuts, olives, and sliced tomatoes and turn gently to mix.

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