feta (cheese)

feta (cheese)
feta (cheese) or feta [fet′ə]
n.
< ModGr ( tyri) pheta < tyri, cheese (< Gr tyros) + pheta < It fetta, a slice, ult. < L offa, a morsel, piece
a soft, white cheese first made in Greece

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