coconut milk

noun

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.

Similar
coconut creamcoconut water
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Meanings

nouncoconut milk (usually uncountable, plural coconut milks)

plural coconut milks

  1. uncountableusuallyA 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounwhite liquid obtained from compressing fresh coconut meat

Similar
coconut cream
Broader
milk

nounclear to whitish fluid from within a fresh coconut

Similar
coconut water
Broader
milk
Also see
coconut creamcoconut water

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic حَلِيب النَارَجِيل, حَلِيب جَوْز الْهِنْد
  • حَلِيب النَارَجِيل (ḥalīb an-nārajīl)the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • حَلِيب جَوْز الْهِنْد (ḥalīb jawz al-hind)the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
Bulgarian коко́сово мля́ко
  • коко́сово мля́ко (kokósovo mljáko)the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
Catalan llet de coco
  • llet de cocothe liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
Chinese Cantonese 椰汁, 椰漿 /椰浆
  • 椰汁the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • 椰漿 /椰浆 (je⁴ zoeng¹)the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • 椰奶 (je⁴ naai⁵)the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
Chinese Mandarin 椰奶, 椰漿 /椰浆
  • 椰奶 (mainland China: yēnǎi; Taiwan: yénǎi)the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • 椰漿 /椰浆 (mainland China: yējiāng; Taiwan: yéjiāng)the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • 椰子水兒 /椰子水儿 (yēzi shuǐr)the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
Czech kokosové mléko
  • kokosové mlékothe liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
Danish kokosmælk
  • kokosmælkthe liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
Dutch klappermelk, kokosmelk
  • klappermelkthe liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • kokosmelkthe liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • santenthe liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
Esperanto kokoslakto
  • kokoslaktothe liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
Estonian kookospiim
  • kookospiimthe liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
Finnish kookosmaito
  • kookosmaitothe liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
French lait de coco, lait de noix de coco
  • lait de cocothe liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • lait de noix de cocothe liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
German Kokosmilch
  • Kokosmilchthe liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
Hawaiian kai niu
  • kai niuthe liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
Hungarian kókusztej
  • kókusztejthe liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
Icelandic kókosmjólk
  • kókosmjólkthe liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
Indonesian santan
  • santanthe liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
Italian latte di cocco
  • latte di coccothe liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
Japanese ココナッツミルク
  • ココナッツミルク (kokonattsu miruku)the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
Korean 코코넛밀크
  • 코코넛밀크 (kokoneonmilkeu)the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
Latvian kokosriekstu piens
  • kokosriekstu piensthe liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
Lithuanian kokoso pienas
  • kokoso pienasthe liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
Malay santan
  • santanthe liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
Norwegian Bokmål kokosmelk, kokosmjølk
  • kokosmelkthe liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • kokosmjølkthe liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
Polish mleczko kokosowe
  • mleczko kokosowethe liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
Portuguese leite de coco
  • leite de cocothe liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
Romanian lapte de cocos
  • lapte de cocosthe liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
Russian коко́совое молоко́
  • коко́совое молоко́ (kokósovoje molokó)the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
Spanish agua de coco, leche de coco
  • agua de cocothe liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
  • leche de cocothe liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
Swahili tui
  • tuithe liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
Swedish kokosmjölk
  • kokosmjölkthe liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
Tagalog gata
  • gatathe liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
Thai กะทิ
  • กะทิ (gà-tí)the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
Ukrainian коко́сове молоко́
  • коко́сове молоко́ (kokósove molokó)the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
Vietnamese nước cốt dừa
  • nước cốt dừathe liquid from inside the seed of the coconut
Cite this entry
APA

coconut milk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coconut%20milk

MLA

“coconut milk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coconut%20milk. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coconut milk,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coconut%20milk.

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