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dairy
a place where milk and cream are kept and butter and cheese are made; a shop or company that sells milk, butter, etc.
Not to be confused with:
diary – a private daily record of one’s experiences and feelings; journal, daybook, log, chronicle
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dair·y
(dâr′ē)n. pl. dair·ies
1. A commercial establishment for processing or selling milk and milk products.
2. A place where milk and cream are stored and processed.
3. A dairy farm.
4. The dairy business; dairying.
5. Food containing milk or milk derivatives.
adj.
1. Of, for, or relating to milk or milk products: the dairy section at the grocery store.
2. Of or relating to dairying.
3. Judaism Of or relating to food products containing milk or milk derivatives and not containing meat or meat derivatives, as dictated by dietary law.
[Middle English daierie : daie, dairymaid (from Old English dǣge, bread kneader; see dheigh- in Indo-European roots) + Anglo-Norman -erie, place (from Old French; see -ery).]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
dairy
(ˈdɛərɪ)n, pl dairies
1. (Commerce) a company that supplies milk and milk products
2. (Commerce)
a. a shop that sells provisions, esp milk and milk products
b. NZ a shop that remains open outside normal trading hours
3. (Architecture) a room or building where milk and cream are stored or made into butter and cheese
4. (Agriculture)
a. (modifier) of or relating to the production of milk and milk products: dairy cattle.
b. (in combination): a dairymaid; a dairyman.
5. (Cookery)
a. food containing milk or milk products: she can't eat dairy.
b. (as modifier): dairy produce.
[C13 daierie, from Old English dǣge servant girl, one who kneads bread; see dough, lady]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
dair•y
(ˈdɛər i)n., pl. dair•ies,
adj. n.
1. a room, building, or group of buildings where milk and cream are kept and butter and cheese are made.
2. a company that processes or distributes milk and milk products.
3. a store that sells milk and milk products.
4. the business of producing milk, butter, and cheese.
5. (in the Jewish dietary laws) dairy products, in contrast to meat and meat products.
adj. 6. of or pertaining to a dairy or to a farm devoted to the production of milk and milk products.
7. of or pertaining to milk, cream, butter, cheese, etc.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Dairy
milking cows collectively, 1779.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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| Noun | 1. |  dairy - a farm where dairy products are producedfarm - workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit; "it takes several people to work the farm" |
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Translations
مَحَلٌّ بَيْعُ الأَلْبَانمَعْمَل ألْبانمَلْبَنَه، دُكّان ألْبان
mlékárnaspíže na mlékomléčný
mejerimælkerum
meijerilähikauppamaitokauppamaitotuote
mljekara
tejcsarnoktejgazdaság
mjólkurbúîmjólkurhús
コンビニぼくじょう乳製品販売店日用雑貨店牛乳屋
유제품 회사
pieninėpieninė karvėpienininkystės ūkis
piena veikalspienotava
mliekareň
mlekarna
mejeri
ผลิตภัณฑ์ที่ทำจากนม
mandırasütçü dükkânısüthane
cửa hàng bơ sữa
dairy
[ˈdɛərɪ]B. CPD [products] → lácteo
dairy butter N → mantequilla f casera
dairy cattle, dairy cows NPL → vacas fpl lecheras
dairy farm N → granja f de productos lácteos
dairy farmer N → ganadero/a m/f de vacuno de leche
dairy farming N → industria f láctera, industria f lactaria
dairy herd N → ganado m lechero
dairy ice cream N → helado m de nata
dairy produce N → productos mpl lácteos
dairy butter N → mantequilla f casera
dairy cattle, dairy cows NPL → vacas fpl lecheras
dairy farm N → granja f de productos lácteos
dairy farmer N → ganadero/a m/f de vacuno de leche
dairy farming N → industria f láctera, industria f lactaria
dairy herd N → ganado m lechero
dairy ice cream N → helado m de nata
dairy produce N → productos mpl lácteos
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
dairy
[ˈdɛəri] adj [foods, industry] → laitier/ière dairy butter, dairy cow, dairy farm, dairy farmer, dairy farming, dairy herd, dairy ice cream, dairy produce, dairy productsdairy butter n → beurre m fermierdairy cow n → vache f laitièredairy farm n → exploitation f pratiquant l'élevage laitierdairy farmer n → producteur/trice m/f de laitdairy farming n → industrie f laitièredairy herd n → troupeau m de vaches laitièresdairy ice cream n → crème f glacéedairy produce n → produits mpl laitiersdairy products npl → produits mpl laitier
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
dairy
dairy
:dairy butter
n → Markenbutter f
dairy cattle
pl → Milchvieh nt
dairy cow
n → Milchkuh f
dairy farm
n → auf Milchviehhaltung spezialisierter Bauernhof
dairy farming
n → Milchviehhaltung f
dairy husbandry
n → Milchwirtschaft f
dairy ice cream
n → Milchspeiseeis nt
dairy
:dairymaid
dairy produce
n, dairy products
pl → Milch- or Molkereiprodukte pl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
dairy
[ˈdɛərɪ]1. n (shop) → latteria; (organization, on farm) → caseificio
2. adj → caseario/a; (breed, cow) → da latte
dairy farm → caseificio
dairy farming → industria casearia
dairy ice cream → gelato gusto crema
dairy produce → latticini mpl
dairy farm → caseificio
dairy farming → industria casearia
dairy ice cream → gelato gusto crema
dairy produce → latticini mpl
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
dairy
(ˈdeəri) – plural ˈdairies – noun1. a shop supplying milk, butter, cheese etc. We bought milk at the dairy.
2. the place on a farm etc where milk is kept and butter and cheese are made.
dairy cow – plural dairy cows/cattle – a cow kept for its milk.
dairy farm a farm specializing in producing milk and milk products.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
dairy
→ مَحَلٌّ بَيْعُ الأَلْبَان mlékárna mejeri Molkerei γαλακτοκομείο lechería meijeri crèmerie mljekara latteria 乳製品販売店 유제품 회사 zuivelbedrijf meieri mleczarnia fábrica de laticínios, leiteria молочный магазин mejeri ผลิตภัณฑ์ที่ทำจากนม mandıra cửa hàng bơ sữa 乳品Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009