dairy

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛəɹi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛɹ.i/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -ɛəɹi

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 dairy farm.
3. A shop selling dairy products.
4. (also dairy products or dairy produce) Products produced from milk.
5. (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 f (malbana)
• Armenian: կաթնարան (katʿnaran)
• Bulgarian: мандра (bg) f (mandra)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 奶牛場 (zh), 奶牛场 (nǎiniúchǎng), 乳牛場, 乳牛场 (rǔniúchǎng)

• Czech: mlékárna (cs) f
• Danish: mejeri (da) n
• Esperanto: fromaĝfarejo
• Finnish: meijeri (fi)
• French: laiterie (fr) f
• Georgian: ერბო-კარაქის ქარხანა (erbo-karak’is k’arxana), რძის ფერმა (rjis p’erma)
• German: Molkerei (de) f
• Greek: γαλακτοκομείο (el) n (galaktokomeío)
• Hebrew: מחלבה (he) f (makhlava)

• Icelandic: mjólkurbú (is) n
• Italian: caseificio m
• Japanese: 牧場 (ja) (ぼくじょう, bokujō), 酪農 (らくのう, rakunō)
• Jèrriais: lait'tie f
• Korean: 낙농공장 (nagnong gongjang)
• Macedonian: млекарница f (mlekárnica)
• Norwegian: meieri n
• Polish: mleczarnia f
• Portuguese: leitaria f
• Romanian: untărie f
• Russian: маслобойня (ru) f (maslobójnja), маслодельня (ru) f (maslodél'nja), молочная ферма f (molóčnaja férma)
• Spanish: granja (es) f, granja lechera f, establo (es) m
• Swahili: Swahili: please add this translation if you can
• Turkish: please add this translation if you can
• Venetian: caxèl m

shop selling dairy products

• Armenian: կաթնատուն (katʿnatun)
• Bulgarian: млекарница f (mlekarnica)
• Finnish: maitokauppa (fi)
• French: crémerie (fr)
• German: Milchladen m
• Greek: γαλακτοπωλείο (el) n (galaktopoleío)
• Icelandic: mjólkurbúð (is) f
• Italian: latteria (it) f

• Japanese: 牛乳屋 (gyūnyūya) (optionally, added さん (san)), 牛乳販売店 (gyūnyūhanbaiten)
• Norwegian: melkebutikk m
• Portuguese: leitaria f
• Russian: молочный (ru) (moločnyj) магазин (ru) m (magazin) (molóčnyj magazín), молочная (ru) f (molóčnaja)
• Spanish: lechería f
• Swahili: Swahili: please add this translation if you can

products produced from milk

• Armenian: կաթնամթերք (katʿnamtʿerkʿ)
• Bulgarian: млечни произведения (mlečni proizvedenija)
• Danish: mejeriprodukt n
• Dutch: zuivel (nl) m
• Esperanto: laktaĵoj pl
• Finnish: maitotuotteet pl
• French: laitages (fr) m pl
• Georgian: რძის პროდუქტები pl (rjis produk’tebi)
• German: Molkereiprodukte pl, Milchprodukte (de) pl
• Greek: γαλακτοκομικά (el) n pl (galaktokomiká)
• Hebrew: מוצרי חלב m pl (mutzrei khalav)
• Icelandic: mjólkurafurðir f
• Italian: latticini (it) m pl

• Japanese: 乳製品 (nyūseihin)
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Macedonian: млечни производи m pl (mléčni proízvodi)
• Norwegian: meieriprodukter n, melkeprodukter n
• Polish: nabiał (pl) m
• Portuguese: lacticínios pl
• Romanian: lactate (ro) pl
• Russian: молочные продукты (ru) pl (produkty) (molóčnyje prodúkty)
• Spanish: lácteos (es) m pl
• Swahili: Swahili: please add this translation if you can
• Turkish: please add this translation if you can
• Yiddish: מילכיקס n (milkhiks)

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

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

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

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

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) (mlečen)
• Czech: mléčný (cs) m
• Dutch: zuivel-
• French: laitier (fr) m, laitière (fr) f
• Georgian: რძის (rjis)
• Greek: γαλακτοκομικός (el) m (galaktokomikós)

• Italian: caseario
• Macedonian: млечен m (mléčen), млечна f (mléčna), млечно n (mléčno)
• Norwegian: meieri-, melke-
• Russian: молочный (ru) (molóčnyj)
• Spanish: lácteo (es)
• Swahili: shajara (sw)

referring to the milk production and processing industries

• Georgian: რძის (rjis)
• Greek: γαλακτοκομικός (el) m (galaktokomikós)
• Norwegian: meieri-

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

on food labelling, containing fats only from dairy sources

• Spanish: con 100% grasa láctea

• Swahili: shajara (sw)

Anagrams

• diary

References

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