coconut milk

noun

1

: a thick, white, milky liquid extracted from grated coconut after it has been soaked in boiling water

2

: coconut water

Examples of coconut milk in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The ice cream, called tanada aisu, is made with rice from the terraces, oat milk, coconut milk, cane sugar and rice syrup, with no eggs or dairy. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Milky nail polishes show no signs of slowing down in popularity, if trends like coconut milk and almond milk manicures are any indication. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 8 Aug. 2026

Make it with red lentils, zucchini, coconut milk, yogurt, and heaps of warm spices. — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 2 Aug. 2026

To make your ice cream taste even more summery, try using coconut milk instead of dairy milk. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1698, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for coconut milk

• buttermilk
• ilk
• silk
• whilk
• wilk