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buttermilks

buttermilks is the plural of buttermilk.

Meaning of buttermilk

Noun

buttermilk (countable and uncountable, plural buttermilks)

  1. The liquid left over after producing butter from full cream milk by the churning process, also called traditional buttermilk.
    • An anti-aphrodisiac, suggested in Hindu erotological literature as a way for women to negate amatory challenges, is to bathe in the buttermilk of a she-buffalo.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 52
  2. Cultured buttermilk, a fermented dairy product produced from cow's milk, with a characteristically sour taste.
  3. A light yellow color, like that of buttermilk.

Questions about buttermilks

What is buttermilks the plural of?
Buttermilks is the plural of buttermilk.

Words near buttermilks in the dictionary

  1. buttermen
  2. Buttermere
  3. buttermilk
  4. buttermilked
  5. buttermilklike
  6. buttermilks
  7. buttermilky
  8. buttermint
  9. buttermints
  10. buttermonger
  11. buttermongers

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