coconut milk

noun

1
: a thick, white, milky liquid extracted from grated coconut after it has been soaked in boiling water
2

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The second is mixed with lemonade, while the third is blended with coconut milk. Erin Clements, People.com, 7 July 2025 The refreshers can be ordered with lemonade in the Summer-Berry Lemonade Refresher or with coconut milk in the Summer Skies Drink. Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025 Oddly, perhaps, my favorite dish might be the roasted trout ($39.95), which is covered in fresh herbs and served on a bed of saag aloo made with confit fingerling potatoes and spinach and kale cooked in coconut milk. Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 26 June 2025 With constant trends like glass nails and coconut milk nails, the soft transitional look has stayed constant through it all. Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for coconut milk

Word History

First Known Use

1698, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of coconut milk was in 1698

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“Coconut milk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coconut%20milk. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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