dairyless en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English dairy Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English dairyless From dairy + -less.
Meanings
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(not-comparable, of food) Without dairy ingredients.
Near-synonym: milkless
There were several dairyless hot chocolate concoctions, rich with spices like anise and cinnamon, even dried rosebuds.
2009 February 11, Melissa Clark, “Third Time’s the Charm, Valentine”, in New York Times: