frozen yogurt
Noun: A soft, frozen dessert made from sweetened and flavored yogurt that has been churned and frozen. It is similar to ice cream but is typically made with yogurt cultures, giving it a tangy flavor and often a lower fat content.
Frozen yogurt is used as a mass noun to refer to the dessert itself. It is commonly served in cones or cups, often with toppings. - Let's get some frozen yogurt after dinner. - This shop has ten different flavors of frozen yogurt. - I prefer frozen yogurt to ice cream because it's less rich.
- As a countable noun for a serving: While typically a mass noun, it can be used informally to refer to a single serving or cone.
- I bought two frozen yogurts for us to share.
- Froyo (n.): An informal, abbreviated term for frozen yogurt.
- Let's go get some froyo.
- Soft-serve yogurt: A very similar product, emphasizing its soft, served-from-a-machine texture.
- Frozen custard: A different, richer frozen dessert made with egg yolks, but sometimes used in similar contexts.
The term frozen yogurt specifically refers to the frozen dessert. It is not used to describe yogurt that has simply been placed in a freezer, which would be called "frozen plain yogurt" or specified differently. The key component is that it is a prepared, sweetened, and flavored dessert product.
- a soft frozen dessert of sweetened flavored yogurt