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frozen yogurt

frozen yogurt

19 2.0
A cold, soft sweet dessert like ice cream made from milk with a slightly sour taste
  • noun
  • /ˈfroʊzən ˈjoʊɡərt/
  • US
translation icon : yogur helado
  • We also treated ourselves to some pizza and frozen yogurt.
  • vanilla frozen yogurt
  • nonfat frozen yogurt
  • frozen yogurt shop

I think one of them was let's all pile into the minivan and get some frozen yogurt.

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Examples

  • On a hot summer day, we decided to treat ourselves to some frozen yogurt at the nearby shop.

  • We would get frozen yogurt and watch the sunset over the Playa Tortugas.

  • But before that, he took me for frozen yogurt.

  • Maybe we should just go get some frozen yogurt... and call it a night.

  • We're gonna pass by... the best frozen yogurt joint in the entire state.

  • Buy him a frozen yogurt.

  • Even now, when we go as a family to our favorite frozen yogurt place, we have to sit and eat outside.

    Blog text (6)
  • Think I'm gonna get some frozen yogurt.

  • Just yesterday, we were at our favourite little frozen yogurt shop (the owners are making a killing off of us!).

    Blog text (25)
  • For dessert, Pru serves them frozen yogurt—much better for you than ice cream, with no cholesterol at all.

    Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

frozen dessert
vsfrozen yogurt
1 2.7

A sweet cold food made by freezing milk or fruit

is a soft dairy-based alternative served instead of ice cream

How Cold

popsicle
  • US
48 1.4
ice cream
403 1.0
frozen yogurt
  • US
19 2.0
yogurt
  • US
176 1.0

Surface Forms

frozen yogurt singular

Morphology

frozen + yogurt

The compound is a straightforward noun phrase formed by an adjective 'frozen' (made icy/solid) modifying the noun 'yogurt' (a creamy fermented milk product), so the meaning 'yogurt in frozen form' is directly derivable from the parts. This compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows normal English modification rules, so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand it refers to a frozen dessert made from yogurt.

Etymology

The noun frozen yogurt comes from the simple idea of taking yogurt and making it frozen, like ice cream, to create a cold, soft treat that shops sell with toppings. So, it now means 'a soft, frozen dessert made from sweetened and flavored yogurt'.