Phrase guide

milk churn

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A tall, conical or cylindrical container for the transportation of milk.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: milk can

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: lletera — conical or cylindrical container for the transportation of milk
  • Finnish: maitotonkka — conical or cylindrical container for the transportation of milk
  • French: pot à lait — conical or cylindrical container for the transportation of milk
  • French: pot au lait — conical or cylindrical container for the transportation of milk
  • Japanese: ミルク缶 (mirukukan) — conical or cylindrical container for the transportation of milk
  • Korean: 우유통 (uyutong) — conical or cylindrical container for the transportation of milk
  • Norwegian Bokmål: melkespann — conical or cylindrical container for the transportation of milk
  • Polish: bańka na mleko — conical or cylindrical container for the transportation of milk
  • Russian: бидо́н для молока́ (bidón dlja moloká) — conical or cylindrical container for the transportation of milk
  • Swedish: mjölkkanna — conical or cylindrical container for the transportation of milk
  • Swedish: mjölkkruka — conical or cylindrical container for the transportation of milk
  • Turkish: süt güğümü — conical or cylindrical container for the transportation of milk