lácteo

Definitions of lácteo
  1. noun
    milk and butter and cheese
    synonyms: producto lácteo
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    leche
    a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
    crema, nata
    the part of milk containing the butterfat
    crema de leche
    half milk and half light cream; contains 10% to 18% butterfat
    mantequilla
    an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
    yogur
    a custard-like food made from curdled milk
    suero
    watery part of milk produced when raw milk sours and coagulates
    cuajada
    coagulated milk; used to make cheese
    queso
    a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
    leche evaporada
    milk concentrated by evaporation
    leche descremada
    milk from which the cream has been skimmed
    suero de la leche
    residue from making butter from sour raw milk; or pasteurized milk curdled by adding a culture
    crema de leche
    cream that has at least 18% butterfat
    nata para montar
    cream that has enough butterfat (30% to 36%) to be whipped
    queso cremoso
    soft unripened cheese made of sweet milk and cream
    cuajada, requesón
    mild white cheese made from curds of soured skim milk
    brie
    soft creamy white cheese; milder than Camembert
    camembert
    rich soft creamy French cheese
    edam
    mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls encased in a red covering
    queso de cabra
    made from goats' milk
    queso de bola
    mild cream-colored Dutch cheese shaped in balls
    queso rallado
    hard or semihard cheese grated
    mozzarella
    mild white Italian cheese
    parmesano
    hard dry sharp-flavored Italian cheese; often grated
    requesón
    soft Italian cheese like cottage cheese
    queso suizo
    hard pale yellow cheese with many holes from Switzerland
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    comida, producto alimenticio
    a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
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