feta

noun

fe·​ta ˈfe-tə 

ˈfe-ˌtä

variants often Feta

: 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

The spinach and feta pastry was delicious, salty enough from the cheese filling and not too heavy. — Eva Flowe june 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2026

The sweet slices pair perfectly with feta and arugula for a side salad. — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 27 June 2026

Add the feta, yogurt, mayonnaise, vinegar, salt, and pepper, and blend until smooth. — Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 26 June 2026

Each week, a new menu will drop, but three staple flavors will stay — blueberry lemon, everything seasoning with spinach and feta and cinnamon sugar. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2026

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)"