milchig

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪlxɪɡ/, (anglicized) /ˈmɪlhɪɡ/, /ˈmɪlkɪɡ/

Adjective

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milchig (not comparable)

  1. (Judaism, of food) Dairy, containing anything derived from milk.
  2. (Judaism, of kitchenware) Designated for use with dairy products or having been contaminated by dairy products.

Antonyms

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Noun

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milchig (countable and uncountable, plural milchigs)

  1. (Judaism) Food containing anything derived from milk.

German

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Etymology

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From Milch (milk) +‎ -ig (-y).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪlçɪç/ (standard)
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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪlçɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: mil‧chig

Adjective

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milchig (strong nominative masculine singular milchiger, comparative milchiger, superlative am milchigsten)

  1. milky

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