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🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

leche entera

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈle.tʃe enˈte.ɾa/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Whole milk/ˈhoʊl mɪlk/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #8500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"A los niños les gusta tomar leche entera por la mañana."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Milk from which no fat has been removed, typically containing about 3.25 to 4 percent milk fat.

    "She prefers whole milk in her morning coffee for a richer taste and creamier texture."
  2. 2

    Unadulterated milk containing the full natural percentage of butterfat.

    "The recipe calls for whole milk to ensure the pastry dough achieves the right consistency."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines the Old English 'hāl' (meaning healthy, entire, or complete) with the Germanic root 'miluk' for milk. It developed in modern culinary and dairy industries to distinguish unskimmed milk, retaining its natural milk fat content, from reduced-fat or skim alternatives.

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