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https://merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dairy https://merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dairy 4 : milk from a cow or other domestic animal (such as a goat) also :
by Dalewyn 4y ago
https://merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dairy https://merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dairy
4 : milk from a cow or other domestic animal (such as a goat)
also : food (such as ice cream, cheese, or yogurt) made primarily of or from milk
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Dairy specifically means and implies a cow (or similar domestic animal) as the origin of the food product. Where it comes from is just as important as what it is, if not more.
Thus I reiterate: You can't have dairy with no cow.
- Karunamon 4y agoDictionaries are not prescriptive and are not an authoritative source for the meaning of a word. They will lag behind usage, sometimes for many years. Usage determines meaning, not Webster. Again, nobody is confused by terms like "coconut milk" or "almond milk".
- Dalewyn 4y agoThey can call this milk all they want, but they can't call this dairy. The comments I replied to were discussing the likelihood of this stuff sharing the same floor area with dairy products.
- Karunamon 4y agoOat milk and other such products have always been sold adjacent to the dairy milk, usually in the same coolers, in literally every grocery store I have ever visited.
- CuriouslyC 4y agoThat definition is only stated that way because completely synthetic milk is something most people haven't conceived of.
- exegete 4y agoOk well if we’re talking molecular structure it’s identical so I look forward to Webster adding that meaning in a few years as usage picks up in the English-speaking world.