evaporated milk

American  

noun

• evaporated milks
  plural

1. unsweetened milk thickened and concentrated by evaporation of water content to approximately half the original weight and then sterilized and canned.

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evaporated milk British  

noun

1. thick unsweetened tinned milk from which some of the water has been evaporated

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• evaporated milks
  plural

Etymology

Origin of evaporated milk

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

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evaporated milk

For a richer sauce, replace the evaporated milk with 1 1/2 cups of heavy cream.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 9, 2022

Sometimes a contested item due to its seemingly oxymoronic name, evaporated milk is a really convenient pantry staple to have on hand around the holidays.

From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2022

Out oozes a molten sunrise-colored custard with butter, evaporated milk and yolk.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2022

“You grow up in a place, and you don’t recognize it. It becomes a stranger,” one recent arrival said, reflecting on the changes in Hong Kong as he mixed evaporated milk into steaming tea.

From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2022

In another cupboard are a box of tea bags, Peek Freans shortbread biscuits, a five- pound bag of sugar that has not been poured into a bowl, a tin of evaporated milk.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri