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

Others mix Dr Pepper with vanilla syrup and half-and-half, or lemon-lime soda with fruit puree and coconut milk. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Add the coconut milk in four or five batches, stirring and letting things bubble vigorously for 3 to 8 minutes to reduce and thicken slightly before adding the next batch. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026

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

Word History

First Known Use

1698, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for coconut milk

• buttermilk
• ilk
• silk
• whilk
• wilk