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Buttermilk

Noun CEFR B2
ˈbʌtɚˌmɪlk

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Françaisbabeurre
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Беларускаямаслёнка
Българскимъ́теница
བོད་སྐད།དར་བ
Češtinapodmáslí
Esperantobuterlakto
فارسیپینودوغ
Gaeilgebláthach
ગુજરાતીછાશ
עבריתחובצה
हिन्दीछाछ
Magyaríró
Հայերենթան
Íslenskaáfir
Italianolatticello
ქართულიდო
ಕನ್ನಡಮಜ್ಜಿಗೆ
한국어버터밀크
Kurdîafirîro
LëtzebuergeschBottermëllech
Latviešupaniņas
Македонскиматеница
मराठीताक
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਛਾਹਲੱਸੀ
Polskimaślanka
Românăzară
Slovenčinacmar
Shqipdhallë
Српскиčmarmlaćenicastepkažara
தமிழ்மோர்
Українськасироватка

Examples

“An anti-aphrodisiac, suggested in Hindu erotological literature as a way for women to negate amatory challenges, is to bathe in the buttermilk of a she-buffalo.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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