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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Starting next week, Starbucks customers will no longer pay more for adding soy, oat, almond or coconut milk to their orders. Alexandra Banner, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024 In 2015, coconut milk landed on menus nationwide, and then came almond milk the following year. Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024 Pour 2 tablespoons of the coconut milk mixture into each of 12 (3-ounce) ice-pop molds. Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 1 July 2024 The option to pick oat, soy or coconut milk is the company's most popular customization after an extra shot of expresso, Niccol said. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for coconut milk 

Word History

First Known Use

1698, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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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 22 Nov. 2024.

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