Phrase guide

coconut milk

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A thick white liquid produced by soaking the white inner flesh of the seed of the coconut in water and straining. It is traditionally used in Southeast Asian cuisine in curry and other gravy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

clear to whitish fluid from within a fresh coconut

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: coconut water

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: milk

3

noun

Meaning 3

white liquid obtained from compressing fresh coconut meat

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: coconut cream

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: milk

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

78 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: حَلِيب النَارَجِيل (ḥalīb an-nārajīl) — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Arabic: حَلِيب جَوْز الْهِنْد (ḥalīb jawz al-hind) — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Central Bikol: guta — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Central Bikol: natok — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Bulgarian: коко́сово мля́ко (kokósovo mljáko) — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Burmese: အုန်းနို့ (un:nui.) — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Catalan: llet de coco — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Chinese Cantonese: 椰汁 — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Chinese Cantonese: 椰漿 /椰浆 (je4 zoeng1) — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Chinese Cantonese: 椰奶 (je4 naai5) — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Chinese Mandarin: 椰奶 (mainland China: yēnǎi; Taiwan: yénǎi) — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Chinese Mandarin: 椰漿 /椰浆 (mainland China: yējiāng; Taiwan: yéjiāng) — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Chinese Mandarin: 椰子水兒 /椰子水儿 (yēzi shuǐr) — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Ngazidja Comorian: nazi — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Czech: kokosové mléko — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Danish: kokosmælk — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Dutch: klappermelk — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Dutch: kokosmelk — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Dutch: santen — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Esperanto: kokoslakto — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Estonian: kookospiim — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Fijian: lolo — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Finnish: kookosmaito — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • French: lait de coco — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • French: lait de noix de coco — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • German: Kokosmilch — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Hawaiian: kai niu — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Hiligaynon: gata — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Hungarian: kókusztej — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Icelandic: kókosmjólk — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Ido: kokoslakto — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Indonesian: santan — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Italian: latte di cocco — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Japanese: ココナッツミルク (kokonattsu miruku) — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Javanese: ꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦤ꧀ (santen) — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Old Javanese: santĕn — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Kapampangan: piga — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Khmer: ខ្ទិះ (khtih) — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Korean: 코코넛밀크 (kokoneonmilkeu) — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Lao: ກະທິ (ka thi) — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Latvian: kokosriekstu piens — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Lithuanian: kokoso pienas — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Macanese: santám — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Macedonian: кокосово млеко (kokosovo mleko) — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Malay: santan — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Malayalam: തേങ്ങാപ്പാൽ (tēṅṅāppāl) — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Mon: ဍာ်တှ်သတ်ဗြဴ — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kokosmelk — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kokosmjølk — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kokosmjølk — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Pali: khīraṃnāḷī — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Polish: mleczko kokosowe — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Portuguese: leite de coco — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Rarotongan: roro — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Romanian: lapte de cocos — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Russian: коко́совое молоко́ (kokósovoje molokó) — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Samoan: lolo — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Samoan: suāniu — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Samoan: peʻepeʻe — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Shan: ၼမ်ႉမၢၵ်ႇဢုၼ် (nâ̰m màak ʼǔn) — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Sinhalese: පොල් කිරි (pol kiri) — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Lower Sorbian: kokosowe mloko — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Spanish: agua de coco — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Spanish: leche de coco — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Sranan Tongo: krontomerki — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Swahili: tui — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Swedish: kokosmjölk — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Tagalog: gata — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Telugu: కొబ్బరి పాలు (kobbari pālu) — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Thai: กะทิ (gà-tí) — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Tongan: lolo — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Tongan: niu huʻi — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Tongan: niu taufua — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Tongan: pekepeke — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Tuamotuan: kami — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Ukrainian: коко́сове молоко́ (kokósove molokó) — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Vietnamese: nước cốt dừa — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • Volapük: kokotavaet — the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut