dairy

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Etymology

Origin 1250-1300, (Middle English daierie and other forms), from dey (“dairymaid”) + -ery.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈdɛəɹi/
• (US) IPA: /ˈdɛɹi/, /ˈdeɪ.ɻi/

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• Rhymes: -ɛəri

Noun

dairy (plural dairies)

1. A place, often on a farm, where milk is processed and turned into products such as butter and cheese.
2. A shop selling dairy products.
3. (also dairy products or dairy produce) Products produced from milk.
4. (New Zealand) A corner-store, superette or 'mini-mart' of some description.

Synonyms

• milkhouse

Derived terms

• dairymaid
• nondairy

Translations

place, where milk is processed

Arabic: ملبنة (ar) (malbana) f. Armenian: please add this translation if you can Bulgarian: мандра (bg) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 奶牛場 (zh), 奶牛场 (zh) (nǎiniúchǎng), 乳牛場 (zh), 乳牛场 (zh) (rǔniúchǎng) Czech: mlékárna (cs) f. Danish: mejeri (da) n. Finnish: meijeri (fi) French: laiterie (fr) f. Georgian: ერბო-კარაქის ქარხანა (ka) (erbo-karak'is k'arxana), რძის ფერმა (ka) (rjis p'erma) German: Molkerei (de) f. Greek: γαλακτοκομείο (el) (galaktokomeío) n.

Hebrew: מחלבה (he) (makhlava) f. Italian: caseificio (it) m. Japanese: 牧場 (ja) (ぼくじょう, bokujō), 酪農 (ja) (らくのう, rakunō) Korean: 낙농공장 (ko) (nagnong gongjang) Macedonian: млекарница (mk) (mlekárnica) f. Norwegian: meieri (no) n. Polish: mleczarnia (pl) f. Portuguese: leitaria (pt) f. Romanian: untărie (ro) f. Russian: маслобойня (ru) (maslobójnja) f., маслодельня (ru) (maslodél'nja) f., молочная ферма (ru) (molóčnaja férma) f. Spanish: granja (es) f., granja lechera (es) f., establo (es) m. Swahili: shajara (sw) Turkish: please add this translation if you can

shop selling dairy products

Bulgarian: млекарница (bg) f. Finnish: maitokauppa (fi) French: crémerie (fr) German: Milchladen (de) m. Greek: γαλακτοπωλείο (el) (galaktopoleío) n. Italian: latteria (it) f. Japanese: 日用雑貨店 (ja) (nichiyōzakkaten)

Norwegian: melkebutikk (no) m. Portuguese: leitaria (pt) f. Russian: молочный (ru) магазин (ru) m. (molóčnyj magazín), молочная (ru) (molóčnaja) f. Spanish: lechería (es) f. Swahili: shajara (sw)

products produced from milk

Armenian: please add this translation if you can Bulgarian: млечни произведения (bg) Danish: mejeriprodukt (da) n. Dutch: zuivel (nl) m. Finnish: maitotuotteet (fi) pl. French: laitages (fr) m. pl. Georgian: რძის პროდუქტები (ka) (rjis produk'tebi) pl. German: Molkereiprodukte (de) pl. Greek: γαλακτοκομικά (el) (galaktokomiká) n. pl. Hebrew: מוצרי חלב (mutzrei khalav) m. pl. Italian: latticini (it) m. pl. Japanese: 牛乳屋 (ja) (gyūnyūya) (optionally, added さん (san)), 牛乳販売店 (ja) (gyūnyūhanbaiten)

Korean: please add this translation if you can Macedonian: млечни производи (mk) (mléčni proízvodi) m. pl. Norwegian: meieriprodukter (no) n., melkeprodukter (no) n. Portuguese: lacticínios (pt) pl. Romanian: lactate (ro) pl. Russian: молочные продукты (ru) pl. (molóčnyje prodúkty) Spanish: lácteos (es) m. pl. Swahili: shajara (sw) Turkish: please add this translation if you can Yiddish: מילכיקס (yi) (milkhiks) n.

corner-store, superette or 'mini-mart' of some description

Finnish: lähikauppa (fi) French: alimentation générale f., (Canada) dépanneur m. Italian: alimentari (it) m. Japanese: コンビニ (ja) (konbini)

Macedonian: гранап (mk) (gránap) m., бакалница (mk) (bakálnica) f. Portuguese: mercearia (pt) f. Spanish: (Mexico) tiendita (es) f., minisúper (es) m., supercito (es) f. Swahili: shajara (sw)

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French: laiterie f. (1); laiterie, crémerie (2); produits laitiers m. pl. (3)

References

• “dairy” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006.

Adjective

dairy (not comparable)

1. referring to products produced from milk.
2. referring to the milk production and processing industries
3. (UK) on food labelling, containing fats only from dairy sources (e.g. dairy ice cream)

Translations

referring to products produced from milk

Bulgarian: млечен (bg) Czech: mléčný (cs) m. Dutch: zuivel- French: laitier (fr) m., laitière (fr) f. Georgian: რძის (ka) (rjis) Greek: γαλακτοκομικός (el) (galaktokomikós) m.

Italian: caseario (it) Macedonian: млечен (mk) (mléčen) m., млечна (mk) (mléčna) f., млечно (mk) (mléčno) n. Norwegian: meieri- (no), melke- (no) Russian: молочный (ru) Spanish: lácteo (es) Swahili: shajara (sw)

referring to the milk production and processing industries

Georgian: რძის (ka) (rjis) Greek: γαλακτοκομικός (el) (galaktokomikós) m. Norwegian: meieri- (no)

Russian: молочный (ru) Spanish: lácteo (es) Swahili: shajara (sw)

on food labelling, containing fats only from dairy sources

Spanish: con 100% grasa láctea

Swahili: shajara (sw)

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