often capitalized
: a white moderately hard and crumbly Greek cheese made from sheep's or goat's milk and cured in brine
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The 2025 afternoon tea menu includes feta and tomato on pumpkin seed bread, golden raisin buttermilk scones and citrus macaroons.
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
But the more than 100 dishes also encompass marinated feta with a host of toppings, dips like labneh and tahini, and seafood such as saffron-scented squid.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2024
Shifting our focus to green things, Yasmin Fahr’s zesty pasta with feta and green olives is briny and tangy and can be on the table in under 20 minutes.
—Melissa Clark, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
In a bowl, combine feta, pine nuts, dill, and lemon juice.
—Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 28 Jan. 2025
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
But the more than 100 dishes also encompass marinated feta with a host of toppings, dips like labneh and tahini, and seafood such as saffron-scented squid.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2024
Shifting our focus to green things, Yasmin Fahr’s zesty pasta with feta and green olives is briny and tangy and can be on the table in under 20 minutes.
—Melissa Clark, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
In a bowl, combine feta, pine nuts, dill, and lemon juice.
—Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Feta.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feta. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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feta
noun
fe·ta
ˈfet-ə 
ˈfe-ˌtä
: a white Greek cheese made from sheep's or goat's milk and cured in salt water
Etymology
from modern Greek pheta "slice (of cheese)"
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