dairy

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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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

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• milkhouse
• milkery (rare)

Derived terms

• dairy farmer
• dairy farming
• dairymaid
• nondairy

Translations

place, where milk is processed

• Arabic: مَلْبَنَة f (malbana)
• Armenian: կաթնարան (hy) (katʿnaran)
• Bulgarian: мандра (bg) f (mandra)
• Chinese:

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

• Czech: mlékárna (cs) f
• Danish: mejeri (da) n
• Esperanto: fromaĝfarejo
• Faroese: mjólkarvirki n
• Finnish: meijeri (fi)
• French: laiterie (fr) f
• Georgian: ერბო-კარაქის ქარხანა (erbo-ḳarakis karxana), რძის ფერმა (rʒis perma)
• German: Molkerei (de) f
• Greek: γαλακτοκομείο (el) n (galaktokomeío)
• Hebrew: מחלבה (he) f (makhlava)
• Icelandic: mjólkurbú (is) n
• Ido: lakteyo

• Irish: teach bainne m
• Italian: caseificio (it) m
• Japanese: 牧場 (ja) (ぼくじょう, bokujō), 酪農 (ja) (らくのう, rakunō)
• Korean: 낙농공장 (nagnong gongjang)
• Macedonian: млекарница f (mlekárnica)
• Norman: lait'tie f
• Norwegian: meieri n
• Polish: mleczarnia f
• Portuguese: leitaria f
• Romanian: untărie f
• Russian: маслобо́йня (ru) f (maslobójnja), маслоде́льня (ru) f (maslodélʹnja), моло́чная фе́рма f (molóčnaja férma), молокозавод (ru) m (molokozavod)
• Slovak: mliekareň f
• Spanish: granja (es) f, granja lechera f, establo (es) m
• Swahili: Swahili: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: mejeri (sv) n
• Turkish: please add this translation if you can
• Venetian: caxèl m

shop selling dairy products

• Armenian: կաթնատուն (hy) (katʿnatun)
• Bulgarian: млекарница f (mlekarnica)
• Catalan: lleteria, vaqueria (specifically, cows), cabreria (specifically goats)
• Finnish: maitokauppa (fi)
• French: crémerie (fr)
• German: Milchladen m
• Greek: γαλακτοπωλείο (el) n (galaktopoleío)
• Icelandic: mjólkurbúð (is) f
• Ido: lakterio (io)
• Irish: teach bainne m

• Italian: latteria (it) f
• Japanese: 牛乳屋 (gyūnyūya) (optionally, added さん (san)), 牛乳販売店 (gyūnyūhanbaiten)
• Norwegian: melkebutikk m
• Persian: لبنیاتی (fa) (labaniyâti)
• Portuguese: leitaria f
• Russian: моло́чный (ru) (molóčnyj) магази́н (ru) m (magazín) (molóčnyj magazín), моло́чная (ru) f (molóčnaja)
• Spanish: lechería f
• Swahili: Swahili: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: mjölkbutik c

products produced from milk

• Armenian: կաթնամթերք (hy) (katʿnamtʿerkʿ)
• Bulgarian: млечни произведения (mlečni proizvedenija)
• Catalan: lactis (ca)
• Danish: mejeriprodukt (da) n
• Dutch: zuivel (nl) m
• Esperanto: laktaĵoj pl
• Finnish: maitotuotteet (fi) pl
• French: laitages (fr) m pl
• Georgian: რძის პროდუქტები pl (rʒis ṗrodukṭebi)
• German: Molkereiprodukte pl, Milchprodukte (de) pl
• Greek: γαλακτοκομικά (el) n pl (galaktokomiká)
• Hebrew: מוצרי חלב m pl (mutzrei khalav)
• Hungarian: tejtermék (hu)
• 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)
• Mongolian: цагаан идээ (tsagaan idee)
• Norwegian: meieriprodukter n, melkeprodukter n
• Persian: لبنیات (fa) (labaniyât)
• Polish: nabiał (pl) m
• Portuguese: lacticínios pl
• Romanian: lactate (ro) pl
• Russian: молочные (moločnyje) продукты (ru) pl (produkty) (molóčnyje prodúkty)
• Spanish: lácteos (es) m pl
• Swahili: Swahili: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: mejeriprodukt c, mejerivara c
• 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)
• Swedish: närbutik (sv) c, jourbutik c, minilivs

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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. (Britain) 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 (rʒis)
• Greek: γαλακτοκομικός (el) m (galaktokomikós)
• Hebrew: חֲלָבִי m (ḥalaví)
• Italian: caseario (it)
• Macedonian: млечен m (mléčen), млечна f (mléčna), млечно n (mléčno)

• Norwegian: meieri-, melke-
• Portuguese: leiteiro (pt), lácteo (pt), laticínio (pt)
• Romanian: lactat (ro)
• Russian: моло́чный (ru) (molóčnyj)
• Slovak: mliečny (sk)
• Spanish: lácteo (es)
• Swahili: shajara (sw)
• Tagalog: gatasin

referring to the milk production and processing industries

• Georgian: რძის (rʒis)
• Greek: γαλακτοκομικός (el) m (galaktokomikós)
• Italian: caseario (it)
• Norwegian: meieri-
• Portuguese: leiteiro (pt), laticínio (pt)

• Romanian: lactat (ro)
• Russian: моло́чный (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 Dictionary.com Unabridged: Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–.