English

Noun

yogourt ‎(plural yogourts)

1. Canada spelling of yogurt

Usage notes

The spelling yogourt is common on product labels in Canada because it is valid in both English and French, which products are required to be labelled bilingually in. Yogurt remains by far the most common spelling in other contexts, however.^[1]

References

• “yogourt” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.

1. ↑ Joe Clark (2008), Organizing Our Marvellous Neighbours, version 1.1 (2009), page 17

French

Etymology

From Turkish yoğurt. Compare French yoghourt, yaourt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɔ.ɡuʁ/, /jo.guʁ/

Noun

yogourt m ‎(plural yogourts)

1. Canada spelling of yaourt

Usage notes

The spelling yogourt is common on product labels in Canada because it is valid in both English and French, which products are required to be labelled bilingually in. Yaourt remains by far the most common spelling in other contexts, however.^[1]

References

• “yogourt” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

1. ↑ Joe Clark (2008), Organizing Our Marvellous Neighbours, version 1.1 (2009), page 17