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skimmed milk

skimmed milk

1 1.4
Milk with most cream removed so it has little fat
  • noun
  • /skɪmd mɪlk/
  • UK
translation icon : leche desnatada
  • Skimmed milk...
  • 1% skimmed milk

Hi, can I please get a hot chocolate with skimmed milk?

Examples

  • The special milk chocolate used in making this bar is made up of artificial flavor, soy lecithin, milk fat, lactose, skimmed milk, chocolate, cocoa butter, and sugar.

    Blog text (14)

  • And now, if you'll excuse me, I am off for my caramel latte with semi-skimmed milk.

    Blog text (18)

  • All that milk, two per cent fat free, skimmed milk.

    Pootie Tang (2001)

  • You don't get bubbles in skimmed milk.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Fortifying drinks with skimmed milk powder can improve nutritional intake in vulnerable patients.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Many health-conscious individuals prefer skimmed milk because it has less fat than whole milk.

  • In our coffee shop, we offer the option of skimmed milk for drinks to cater to those watching their calorie intake.

  • The recipe calls for skimmed milk instead of whole milk to create a lighter consistency in the dish.

Synonyms

skim milk
vsskimmed milk
  • US
11 2.0

Milk with the cream removed so it has little fat

is the same meaning but uses a different written form of the name
low-fat milk
vsskimmed milk
3 1.0

Milk that has less fat than whole milk

is produced by removing cream nearly completely for the lowest fat content
semi-skimmed milk
vsskimmed milk
  • UK
1 2.0

Milk with some fat removed so it has less fat than whole milk

removes nearly all cream to produce a much lower fat level

Antonyms

whole milk
11 1.0

Milk that still has its natural fat, about three percent

How Fat

whole milk
11 1.0
low-fat milk
3 1.0
skimmed milk
  • UK
1 1.4

Surface Forms

skimmed milk singular
skimmed milks plural

Morphology

skimmed + milk

The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'skimmed' (cream removed / low fat) with 'milk' (the liquid), so it transparently denotes milk with reduced fat. This compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically (e.g. French 'lait écrémé', Spanish 'leche desnatada') and would be predictable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.

Etymology

Skimmed milk comes from an old farm practice where fresh milk was left to stand so the 'cream' rose to the top and people would skim the cream off with a spoon. That's why skimmed milk today means milk with less 'fat'.