Meanings
nounskim milk (countable and uncountable, plural skim milks)
plural skim milks · alternative skimmilk · alternative UK skimmed milk
- AustraliaCanadaUScountableuncountableNon-fat milk; milk that has had the cream removed.
We like to drink skim milk instead so as to consume fewer calories.
Synonyms: non-fat milk
Synonyms & antonyms
nounNon-fat milk; milk that has had the cream removed.
Similar
non-fat milk
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Translations
Arabic حَلِيب خَالِي الدَسَم
- حَلِيب خَالِي الدَسَم (ḥalīb ḵālī d-dasam)milk with removed cream
Bulgarian обезмаслено мляко
- обезмаслено мляко (obezmasleno mljako)milk with removed cream
Catalan llet desnatada, llet descremada
- llet desnatadamilk with removed cream
- llet descremadamilk with removed cream
Chinese Cantonese 脫脂奶 /脱脂奶, 脫脂牛奶 /脱脂牛奶
- 脫脂奶 /脱脂奶 (tyut³ zi¹ naai⁵)milk with removed cream
- 脫脂牛奶 /脱脂牛奶 (tyut³ zi¹ ngau⁴ naai⁵)milk with removed cream
Chinese Mandarin 脫脂牛奶 /脱脂牛奶
- 脫脂牛奶 /脱脂牛奶 (tuōzhī niúnǎi)milk with removed cream
Danish skummetmælk, minimælk
- skummetmælkmilk with removed cream
- minimælkmilk with removed cream
- letmælkmilk with removed cream
Dutch afgeroomde melk, magere melk
- afgeroomde melkmilk with removed cream
- magere melkmilk with removed cream
Finnish kuorittu maito, rasvaton maito
- kuorittu maitomilk with removed cream
- rasvaton maitomilk with removed cream
- kurrimilk with removed cream
French lait écrémé
- lait écrémémilk with removed cream
German entrahmte Milch, Magermilch
- entrahmte Milchmilk with removed cream
- Magermilchmilk with removed cream
Greek αποβουτυρωμένο γάλα
- αποβουτυρωμένο γάλα (apovoutyroméno gála)milk with removed cream
Hebrew חלב רזה
- חלב רזה (khaláv razé)milk with removed cream
Icelandic undanrenna, léttmjólk
- undanrennamilk with removed cream
- léttmjólkmilk with removed cream
Italian latte scremato
- latte scrematomilk with removed cream
Japanese 脱脂粉乳, スキムミルク
- 脱脂粉乳 (dasshi funnyū)milk with removed cream
- スキムミルク (sukimu miruku)milk with removed cream
Korean 탈지유, 탈지분유
- 탈지유 (taljiyu)milk with removed cream
- 탈지분유 (taljibunyu)milk with removed cream
- 무지방 우유 (mujibang uyu)milk with removed cream
- 스킴 밀크 (seukim milkeu)milk with removed cream
Lithuanian nugriebtas pienas, sometimes liespienis
- nugriebtas pienasmilk with removed cream
- sometimes liespienismilk with removed cream
Māori miraka kore kirīmi
- miraka kore kirīmimilk with removed cream
Norwegian Bokmål skummet melk, skumma melk
- skummet melkmilk with removed cream
- skumma melkmilk with removed cream
- skumma mjølkmilk with removed cream
Polish mleko odtłuszczone, chude mleko
- mleko odtłuszczonemilk with removed cream
- chude mlekomilk with removed cream
Portuguese leite desnatado, leite magro
- leite desnatadomilk with removed cream
- leite magromilk with removed cream
Russian обезжи́ренное молоко́, сня́тое молоко́
- обезжи́ренное молоко́ (obezžírennoje molokó)milk with removed cream
- сня́тое молоко́ (snjátoje molokó)milk with removed cream
- обра́т (obrát)milk with removed cream
Spanish leche desnatada, leche descremada
- leche desnatadamilk with removed cream
- leche descremadamilk with removed cream
Swedish skummjölk, lättmjölk
- skummjölkmilk with removed cream
- lättmjölkmilk with removed cream
Turkish yağsız süt
- yağsız sütmilk with removed cream
Cite this entry
APA
skim milk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skim%20milk
MLA
“skim milk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skim%20milk. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skim milk,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skim%20milk.
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