coconut milk
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- noun
- /ˈkoʊkəˌnʌt mɪlk/
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leche de coco
- Furthermore, Panang curry is fried in coconut milk, as opposed to red curry, which is boiled.
- cup of coconut milk
- broth and coconut milk
- coconut milk curry
So got the coconut milk and then I add beans.
- So got the coconut milk and then I add beans.
- I used to do a coconut milk smoothie with berries protein.
- I'm thinking about making rice paper filled snow cones with coconut milk.
- So they're blending coconut milk along with typically black pepper, ginger and turmeric.
Examples
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To make the curry creamy, add a can of coconut milk to the sauce.
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It's made with coconut milk, so it's dairy free and the Baba fruit is super high in potassium.
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If your food processor is too small to hold everything, process everything but the coconut milk.
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The two basic items necessary to sustain life are sunshine and coconut milk.
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I'm wondering if I could use coconut milk for the whole recipe?
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You're going to add in an entire can of coconut milk and get that heating up there.
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Coconut milk is the main ingredient in Bahian cuisine.
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Mix in potatoes, garbanzos, and peas, then stir in the tomatoes and coconut milk.
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A traditional meal of maa tahiti includes coconut milk, which one pours onto a plate, adding salt.
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Add coconut milk, condensed milk, and extracts to your crock pot, whisking to combine.
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Synonyms
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A thick white liquid made from coconut meat that makes food and drinks richer
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'coconut' (the fruit) + 'milk' (a whitish nutritive liquid): it denotes the liquid made from coconut, which a learner who knows both words can infer. This compound follows common noun + noun/possessive patterns found across languages (e.g., 'leche de coco', 'lait de coco'), so it is immediately predictable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Coconut milk comes from a simple, literal idea: people grate the white flesh of a coconut and press it with water to make a 'white' 'liquid' that looks like milk. That's why coconut milk now means the creamy liquid used in cooking and drinks.