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

Example Sentences

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condensed milk

"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

He made sure cameras followed him to his father’s favorite Rio bakery Saturday where he tucked into his father’s signature sweet treat of bread slathered with condensed milk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 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

She had a bundle of wood blocks which she had bought for two cents, a can of condensed milk and three bananas in a bag.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith