dairy
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Origin 1250–1300 (Middle English daierie and other forms), from dey (“dairymaid”) + -ery.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɛəɹi/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɛəɹi/, /ˈdɛɹ.i/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛəɹi
Noun[edit]
dairy (plural dairies)
- A place, often on a farm, where milk is processed and turned into products such as butter and cheese.
- A dairy farm.
- A shop selling dairy products.
- (also dairy products or dairy produce) Products produced from milk.
- (New Zealand) A corner-store, superette or 'mini-mart' of some description.
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
place, where milk is processed
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shop selling dairy products
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products produced from milk
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corner-store, superette or 'mini-mart' of some description
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Adjective[edit]
dairy (not comparable)
- Referring to products produced from milk.
- Referring to the milk production and processing industries.
- (Britain) On food labelling, containing fats only from dairy sources (e.g. dairy ice cream).
Translations[edit]
referring to products produced from milk
referring to the milk production and processing industries
on food labelling, containing fats only from dairy sources
References[edit]
- “dairy” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Anagrams[edit]
Categories:
- English terms derived from the PIE root *dʰeyǵʰ-
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- New Zealand English
- English adjectives
- English uncomparable adjectives
- British English
- en:Dairy farming