whey

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhweɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/hweɪ, weɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hwā, wā)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
whey /hweɪ, weɪ/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Foodthe liquid that separates from the curd in milk that has become solid.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
whey  (hwā, wā),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Fooda milk serum, separating as liquid from the curd after coagulation, as in cheese making.
  • bef. 900; Middle English wheye, Old English hwǣg; cognate with Dutch, Low German wei
whey′like′, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
whey /weɪ/ n
  1. the watery liquid that separates from the curd when the milk is clotted, as in making cheese
Etymology: Old English hwǣg; related to Middle Low German wei, heie, Dutch huiˈwheyey, ˈwheyish, ˈwheyˌlike adj
'whey' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cheese - plasma - ricotta - sérac - serum - syneresis - cheese product - lactalbumin - lactose - wheyey - wheyface - wheyish

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