coconut milk
noun
1
: a thick, white, milky liquid extracted from grated coconut after it has been soaked in boiling water
2
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The poisson cru à la Tahitienne—a local take on ceviche made with tuna, lime, and coconut milk—wins raves at lunch time, as does the burger.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026
The drink can be customized with lemonade or coconut milk, too.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 May 2026
The traditional dish is laplap, made by grating cassava or taro, mixing it with coconut milk, wrapping it in banana leaves and slow-cooking it over hot stones in an earthen oven.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
The drinks can also including half and half, sweet cream, coconut milk, coconut water, sparkling water and clean energy powders, and there are 40 different flavors of syrups available.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026
The drink can be customized with lemonade or coconut milk, too.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 May 2026
The traditional dish is laplap, made by grating cassava or taro, mixing it with coconut milk, wrapping it in banana leaves and slow-cooking it over hot stones in an earthen oven.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
The drinks can also including half and half, sweet cream, coconut milk, coconut water, sparkling water and clean energy powders, and there are 40 different flavors of syrups available.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026
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“Coconut milk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coconut%20milk. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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