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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
Noun
a white Greek cheese made from sheep's or goat's milk [Modern Greek]

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