乳にゅう酪らく

noun

dairy products; butter

A formal or literary term for dairy products, with a particular emphasis on butter. In modern Japanese, 乳製品 is the standard word for dairy products, and バター is used for butter.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは「乳にゅう酪らく」がバターを指さすことがある。

  In old documents, 乳酪 can refer to butter.