also: ココナツミルク
noun
coconut milk
Refers to the milky liquid extracted from grated coconut meat, used in cooking, especially in Southeast Asian and tropical cuisines.
タイカレーにはココナッツミルクが欠かせません。
Coconut milk is essential for Thai curry.
このスープはココナッツミルクでまろやかになります。
This soup becomes mellow with coconut milk.
Variant spelling without the small ッ; less common but still used.
Spelling with interpunct; sometimes used for clarity or in menus.
Rare variant combining the interpunct and the spelling without small ッ.
ココナッツ refers to the coconut fruit or its flesh, while ココナッツミルク is specifically the processed milky liquid.
ココナッツウォーター is the clear liquid inside a young coconut, distinct from the richer, extracted ココナッツミルク.
Loanword from English 'coconut milk', adapted into katakana.