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milchig

/ˈmɪlxɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
milchig
IPA
/ˈmɪlxɪk/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Dairy, containing anything derived from milk.

adj

Designated for use with dairy products or having been contaminated by dairy products.

noun

Food containing anything derived from milk.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: מילכיק, milchig

Usage

Inflected Forms

milchigs (plural)

Antonyms

fleischig

Questions

How do you pronounce milchig?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪlxɪk/.
What does milchig mean?
Dairy, containing anything derived from milk.
Where does milchig come from?
It is traced to Yiddish.

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