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milchig

/ˈmɪlxɪk/

milchig adjective: dairy, containing anything derived from milk.

Adjective

milchig (not comparable)

  1. (Judaism) Dairy, containing anything derived from milk.
  2. (Judaism) Designated for use with dairy products or having been contaminated by dairy products.

Noun

milchig (countable and uncountable, plural milchigs)

  1. (Judaism) Food containing anything derived from milk.

Antonyms of milchig

Forms of milchig

pluralmilchigs

Origin of milchig

From Yiddish מילכיק (milkhik) with the spelling influenced by German, or else borrowed directly from German milchig (“milky”). Doublet of milky.

Questions about milchig

What does milchig mean?
Milchig means dairy, containing anything derived from milk.
What part of speech is milchig?
Milchig can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce milchig?
Milchig is pronounced /ˈmɪlxɪk/.

Words near milchig in the dictionary

  1. milchemet chovah
  2. milchemet mitzvah
  3. milchemet reshut
  4. milcher
  5. milchers
  6. milchig
  7. milchigs
  8. milchy
  9. Milcoiu
  10. Milcote
  11. Milcov

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