lácteo

See also: lacteo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lacteus, from lac (“milk”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlak.te.u/, /ˈlak.t͡ʃi.u/ [ˈlak.t͡ʃɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈlak.t͡ʃju/, /ˈla.ki.te.u/, /ˈla.ki.t͡ʃi.u/ [ˈla.ki.t͡ʃɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈla.ki.t͡ʃju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlak.te.u/, /ˈlak.t͡ʃi.u/ [ˈlak.t͡ʃɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈlak.t͡ʃju/, /ˈla.ki.te.u/, /ˈla.ki.t͡ʃi.u/ [ˈla.ki.t͡ʃɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈla.ki.t͡ʃju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlak.te.o/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈla.ktju/

• Hyphenation: lác‧te‧o

Adjective

lácteo (feminine láctea, masculine plural lácteos, feminine plural lácteas)

1. dairy (relating to milk-based products or processes)
2. milky (resembling milk)
3. (relational) milk; lactic

Derived terms

• Via Láctea

Related terms

• leite m
• produto lácteo m
• lacticínio m

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lacteus, from lac (“milk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaɡteo/ [ˈlaɣ̞.t̪e.o]
• Rhymes: -aɡteo
• Syllabification: lác‧te‧o

Noun

lácteo m (plural lácteos)

1. a dairy product
2. (in the plural) dairy

Adjective

lácteo (feminine láctea, masculine plural lácteos, feminine plural lácteas)

1. milky (resembling milk)

   Synonym: lechoso

2. (relational) milk; lactic

   Synonyms: láctico, lechero

3. dairy (containing or made from milk)

   Synonym: lechero

Derived terms

• producto lácteo
• Vía Láctea

 

Related terms

• lactar
• láctico
• leche

 

Further reading

• “lácteo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28