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oat milk

noun

plural oat milks
: a liquid made from ground oats and water that is usually fortified (as with calcium and vitamins) and used as a milk substitute

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Milk options range from almond to pistachio, but the oat milk was a personal favorite of ours. Florence O'Connor, Vogue, 14 Nov. 2025 Nama’s machine makes nut or oat milk in under a minute. Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Nov. 2025 In a large bowl, mix the mashed banana, eggs, Greek yogurt, peanut butter, oat milk, and vanilla extract. Ashia Aubourg, Outside, 12 Nov. 2025 Instead, ham spread sandwiches, churrasco beef sandwiches, carne fria, regular milk, milk with guava mix, and oat milk all were too warm. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for oat milk

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of oat milk was in 1980

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“Oat milk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oat%20milk. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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