dairy — ozdic

Collocations

5

ADJ.

allergic, greatest, involved, other, soothing

My son is allergic to dairy products, so we buy him special plant-based milk instead.

VERB + DAIRY

can't, didn't, eat, eaten, hate, haven't, milk, working

I haven't eaten dairy since I became vegan last year.

DAIRY + NOUN

cheese, cow, farmer, farmers, products, soy, years

My grandmother was a dairy farmer who raised cows and made her own cheese.

PREP.

from, in, on

We bought fresh milk and cheese from the dairy on our way home yesterday.

ADV.

normally, really, seldom

My family normally buys dairy products from the farmer's market on Saturday mornings.

Definitions

noun

1

(also dairy products or dairy produce) Products produced from milk.

My routine changed in February because I stopped alcohol, caffeine and dairy. Normally, I would have drunk a strong beer before I went to bed and made an espresso in the morning. It’s boring now but healthier.

2

A place that produces, processes, or sells such products:

Go and fetch the butter from the dairy.

3

A place that produces, processes, or sells such products:

4

A place that produces, processes, or sells such products:

Can you go and buy some yoghurt and blue cheese from the dairy?

5

A corner store, superette or minimart.

adj

1

Referring to products produced from milk.

2

Referring to products produced from milk.

Is this milk dairy or soy?

3

Referring to the milk production and processing industries.

4

On food labelling, containing fats only from dairy sources (e.g. dairy ice cream).

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

My routine changed in February because I stopped alcohol, caffeine and dairy. Normally, I would have drunk a strong beer before I went to bed and made an espresso in the morning. It’s boring now but h

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02

Go and fetch the butter from the dairy.

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03

Can you go and buy some yoghurt and blue cheese from the dairy?

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04

Is this milk dairy or soy?

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05

A dairy cow is a useful animal.

Tatoeba · #281888

06

I really hate dairy products.

Tatoeba · #908820

Usage Notes

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