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feta
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fet·a  (ft, ft)
n.
A white semisoft cheese usually made of goat's or ewe's milk and often preserved in brine.

[Modern Greek (turi) pheta, (cheese) slice, from Italian fetta, slice, from *offetta, diminutive of *offa, from Latin offa, morsel of food.]

feta [ˈfɛtə]
n
(Cookery) a white sheep or goat cheese popular in Greece
[Modern Greek, from the phrase turi pheta, from turi cheese + pheta, from Italian fetta a slice]
Translations
feta [ˈfetə] N (also feta cheese) → feta m
feta [ˈfɛtə] nfeta f
feta (cheese)
nFeta(käse) m


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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Feta lovers have been saying for years how they love using feta cheese in recipes because of its fresh, dense flavor, but because of its crumbly texture, it was hard to use it in anything besides salad and pasta," says Marjorie Besnard, senior product manager at New York-based Lactalis Deli.
4) Drain the greens and pasta, return to the pan and stir in the tomatoes with their juices, adding the basil and feta cheese and stir to combine.
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