ミルクmiruku
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- nounmilk
- nouninfant formula; formula; baby milk
- nouncondensed milk
- Synonym乳ちちNeutralA traditional native word for milk that also means breasts; 「ミルク」typically covers cow's milk plus dairy products such as formula and condensed milk.
- Synonym牛乳ぎゅうにゅうNeutralMeans cow's milk only — the word printed on cartons and used for school lunches; 「ミルク」also means milk but extends to formula and condensed milk.
- Synonym乳汁にゅうじゅうWrittenWritten term, mainly in medicine and biology, for the milk secreted by mammals; also covers the milky fluid of plants (latex).
For milk as a drink, 「牛乳」or 「ミルク」both work; cartons usually read 「牛乳」, while baby formula and coffee milk are 「ミルク」. Breast milk is 「乳」, or 「乳汁」in medical writing.
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