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