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Meaning of Buttermilk | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

ˈbʌtɚˌmɪlk

Definitions

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.
countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية اللّبن دوغ مَخِيض مَمْخُوض

Беларуская маслёнка

Български мъ́теница

བོད་སྐད དར་བ

Bosanski čmar mlaćenica stepka žara

Čeština podmáslí

Dansk kærnemælk

Deutsch Buttermilch

Ελληνικά βουτυρόγαλα ξινόγαλα

Esperanto buterlakto

Español suero de mantequilla

فارسی پینو دوغ

Suomi huitu kirnupiimä piimä

Français babeurre

Gaeilge bláthach

ગુજરાતી છાશ

עברית חובצה

हिन्दी छाछ

Hrvatski čmar mlaćenica stepka žara

Magyar író

Հայերեն թան

Íslenska áfir

Italiano latticello

日本語バターミルク

ქართული დო

ಕನ್ನಡ ಮಜ್ಜಿಗೆ

한국어 버터밀크

Kurdî afir îro îro

Lëtzebuergesch Bottermëllech

Latviešu paniņas

Македонски матеница

मराठी ताक

Nederlands botermelk karnemelk

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਛਾਹ ਲੱਸੀ

Polski maślanka

Português leitelho leitelho cultivado soro de manteiga

Română zară

Русский батерми́лк пахта

Slovenčina cmar

Shqip dhallë

Српски čmar mlaćenica stepka žara

Svenska kärnmjölk

தமிழ் மோர்

తెలుగు చల్ల మజ్జిగ

Türkçe yayık ayranı

Українська сироватка

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

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

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