milchig

[ mil-khig, -khik ]

adjectiveJudaism.
  1. (in the dietary laws) consisting of, made from, or used only for milk or dairy products.

Origin of milchig

1
1925–30; <Yiddish milkhik, equivalent to milkhmilk + -ik-y1

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How to use milchig in a sentence

  • Crisco can be used with both "milchig" and "fleichig" (milk and flesh) foods.

    The Story of Crisco | Marion Harris Neil