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buttermilky en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From buttermilk + -y.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of buttermilk.
   • This high-necked one with the full sleeves would look well with the skirt, and the buttermilky colour matches the brown and cream nicely. 2008, June Davies, The Dog Star, Long Preston, North Yorkshire: Dales Large Print Books, published 2009, →ISBN, page 80:
2. Prepared with buttermilk.
   • In yet another bowl, combine the bananas and buttermilk. Alternately add the floury salty mixture and the buttermilky banana mash to the first eggy sugary mixture. 1998 October 15, “Cooker’s corner: Home Ec for Hop kids”, in The Johns Hopkins News-Letter, volume CIII, number 7, [Baltimore, Md.]: [T]he students of The Johns Hopkins University, →OCLC, page 31:
   • The light, buttermilky waffles might be even better—especially when ordered with bacon crumbles. 2001, Sharron Wood, Chow! San Francisco Bay Area: 300 Affordable Places for Great Meals & Good Deals, Seattle, Wash.: Sasquatch Books, →ISBN, page 75:
   • And the dip, a buttermilky sauce made with feta from Bennington’s Maplebrook Farm, was a worthy accompaniment to crisp sticks of carrot and jicama — a hydrating, south-of-the-border vegetable and fine stand-in for celery. 2014 July 9–16, Hannah Palmer Egan, “VerMexican: Taste Test: Mi Casa Kitchen & Bar, Stowe”, in Seven Days, volume 19, number 45, Burlington, Vt.: Da Capo Publishing Inc., →OCLC, page 46:

Forms

Synonyms

buttermilklike · buttermilked