condensed milk

American  

noun

1. whole milk reduced by evaporation to a thick consistency, with sugar added.

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condensed milk British  

noun

1. milk reduced by evaporation to a thick concentration, with sugar added Compare evaporated milk

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Etymology

Origin of condensed milk

First recorded in 1855–60

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Example Sentences

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condensed milk

She also likes the sweeter options like pavlovas and trubochki, waffle rolls with condensed milk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

"I wanted to show people that it works," she tells me, explaining she thought sweetcorn's similarity to condensed milk would make the combination "more palatable" to a sweetcorn drink novice.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

"We give them chocolate, filled cookies, dulce de leche, condensed milk... In other words, the same type of food that many people consume on a daily basis," says Otton.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2025

All they do is sell aguas frescas: horchata, pineapple, mashed strawberries in chilled evaporated and condensed milk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2023

The surprise was “hot chocolate” which was cocoa and condensed milk made into a paste and boiling water stirred into it.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

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