feta

noun

fe·​ta ˈfe-tə 

ˈfe-ˌtä

often capitalized

: a white moderately hard and crumbly Greek cheese made from sheep's or goat's milk and cured in brine

Examples of feta in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Whisk six eggs, 1 cup broccoli, one-fourth cup feta cheese, and your spices of choice, then bake in a muffin tin until the eggs are cooked through. —Devineé Lingo, M.s., Health, 11 Mar. 2025

Opt for Mediterranean-style cheeses like feta, goat cheese, or fresh mozzarella, and pair with kalamata olives or cherry tomatoes for added flavor. —Lauren Panoff, Mph, Rd, Verywell Health, 10 Mar. 2025

Georgieva said this meal can be easily switched to whole-grain pasta with extra-lean ground turkey, tomato sauce and a side salad made up of lettuce, tomato, cucumber, feta cheese, olive oil and vinegar. —Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2025

Place cherry tomatoes and feta cheese in a skillet pan. —Jennifer Adams, StyleCaster, 5 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Modern Greek (tyri) pheta, from tyri cheese + pheta slice, from Italian fetta — more at fettuccine

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

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)"