🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

suero de mantequilla

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈswe.ɾo ðe man.teˈki.ʎa

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Buttermilk/ˈbʌt.ɚ.mɪlk/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La receta requiere una taza de suero de mantequilla."

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As noun
  1. 1

    The sour liquid left after churning butter from milk or cream, or a cultured dairy product made by adding lactic acid bacteria to milk.

    "She used buttermilk to make the pancakes extra fluffy."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English 'buttermilke', composed of 'butter' and 'milk', originally referring to the residual liquid left after churning butter from cultured cream. Over time, it evolved to describe both the traditional byproduct and the commercially cultured fermented dairy beverage known globally, culturally mirroring terms like the Hindi 'chhaachh'.

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