buttermilk

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The liquid left over after producing butter from full cream milk by the churning process, also called traditional buttermilk.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Cultured buttermilk, a fermented dairy product produced from cow's milk, with a characteristically sour taste.
  3. (countable, uncountable) A light yellow color, like that of buttermilk.

Translations

suero de mantequilla

مخيض

βουτυρόγαλα

botermelk

suero de leche

lait battu

leche ácida

yayık ayranı

Frequency

22k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbʌtɚˌmɪlk/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Middle English butter-melke, equivalent to butter + milk. Cognate with German Low German Bottermelk (“buttermilk”), German Buttermilch (“buttermilk”).

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