How to write yogurt or yogurt

Have you ever wondered how yogurt or yogurt is written ? If this is the case and you still do not know the answer, do not worry, in the following article we will help you resolve this doubt in detail. In many occasions, it is usual to present confusion as to what is the correct way to write certain words that have been adapted and come from other languages, as in this case. Pay attention and discover if you should write yogurt or yogurt in Spanish.

*Yogurt

First of all, it should be noted that the term 'yogurt' written with the final 't' is not registered in the Dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE). Therefore, writing 'yogurt' is totally incorrect in Spanish.

The confusion may be due to the etymology of the word yogurt, since it comes from the Turkish term yoğurt, which means to mix, and each language has adapted it by writing it in a different way depending also on its pronunciation.

Yogurt

On the contrary, the term 'yogurt' IS registered in the RAE and, therefore, we must always write it in this way and without final 't'. It is a masculine noun that expresses the following meaning:

• "Variety of fermented milk, which is prepared by reducing it by evaporation to half its volume and subjecting it to the action of a ferment called maya ".

Examples:

Yogurt is part of the group of dairy products.

After dinner, I'll have a strawberry yogurt.