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- [fet-uh]
- /ˈfɛt ə/
- /ˈfet.ə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fet-uh]
- /ˈfɛt ə/
Definitions of feta word
- noun feta a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk. 1
- noun feta A white salty Greek cheese made from the milk of ewes or goats. 1
- uncountable noun feta Feta is a type of salty white cheese made from goats' or sheep's milk. It is traditionally made in Greece. 0
- noun feta a white sheep or goat cheese popular in Greece 0
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Origin of feta
First appearance:
before 1935 One of the 8% newest English words
1935-40; < Modern Greek, short for tyrì phéta, equivalent to tyrí cheese (Greek tyrós) + phéta slice < Italian fetta (see fettuccine)
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Parts of speech for Feta
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
feta popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
feta usage trend in Literature
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