🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

lácteo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: lácteo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Dairy/ˈdɛəri/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Los productos lácteos son ricos en calcio."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A building or room for the processing, storage, and distribution of milk and milk products.

    "The local dairy delivers fresh milk every morning."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Containing or made from milk.

    "He was advised to cut down on dairy products."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'dairy' originates from the Middle English term 'dey', which referred to a female servant who milked cows. It is derived from the Old Norse word 'deig', meaning 'to knead', which evolved in the context of milk production and processing during the medieval period.

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