• pedz@lemmy.ca
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    7 days ago

    A word has multiple definitions.

    In English (or French), milk can also describe a while liquid. There are six definitions for milk on Wiktionnary, and here is the second one:

    (uncountable, by extension) A white (or whitish) liquid obtained from a vegetable source such as almonds, coconuts, oats, rice, or soy beans

    There is also something called cement milk

    A watery film of a dull white or gray color often appears on the surface. This white matter is the so-called cement milk.

    I was walking under a decrepit elevated expressway and there were signs saying to be careful about cement milk dripping from the ceiling. I don’t think there’s any mammal involved in producing that type of milk.

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      7 days ago

      Yes you make a good point.
      Cement milk is not a food liquid, words are made up all the time and they already have the word juice.
      They should find a new one.

      I am glad that Wiktionary had this: Following a European Union (EU) court ruling in 2017, the term milk cannot legally be used to market purely plant-based products