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milk
Milk, especially processed or prepared milk for coffee, tea, or baby formula.
ミルク typically refers to processed or portioned milk, while 牛乳 is fresh cow's milk.
Common collocations
- コーヒーにミルク (milk in coffee - often creamer)
- ミルクティー (milk tea)
- ホットミルク (hot milk)
- 粉ミルク (powdered milk/baby formula)
- コンデンスミルク (condensed milk)
Similar words
- 牛乳: the ordinary word for the cow's milk sold in cartons; ミルク leans toward milk for coffee or tea, baby formula, and loanword compounds.
Watch out
In Japan, small portions of ミルク for coffee are called コーヒーフレッシュ or simply フレッシュ.
Related Words
Related:
牛乳 (cow's milk)
Compare:
乳 (milk)
Related:
哺乳瓶 (baby bottle)
Compare:
粉乳 (powdered milk)