coconut milk
noun
1
: a thick, white, milky liquid extracted from grated coconut after it has been soaked in boiling water
2
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Increase the heat to high and add the carrots, coconut milk, curry paste, fish sauce and 3 cups of the stock.
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Karla Walsh, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
The mango sticky rice was a favorite of mine with fresh mangos and sweet coconut milk on top of the wonderfully sticky rice.
—Sacbee.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Consider adding coconut milk, fresh ginger, green onions, jalapeño, or garlic.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 8 Dec. 2025
Learn how to make ban xeo (a crepe); Vietnamese vegan fish sauce; sour soup with pineapple, tamarind, vegetables and herbs; and bananas with coconut milk.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
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Karla Walsh, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
The mango sticky rice was a favorite of mine with fresh mangos and sweet coconut milk on top of the wonderfully sticky rice.
—Sacbee.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Consider adding coconut milk, fresh ginger, green onions, jalapeño, or garlic.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 8 Dec. 2025
Learn how to make ban xeo (a crepe); Vietnamese vegan fish sauce; sour soup with pineapple, tamarind, vegetables and herbs; and bananas with coconut milk.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for coconut milk
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“Coconut milk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coconut%20milk. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.
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