maitojuoma

Finnish

Etymology

maito +‎ juoma

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑi̯toˌjuo̯mɑ/,
• Rhymes: -uomɑ
• Syllabification^(key): mai‧to‧juo‧ma

Noun

maitojuoma

1. milk beverage (a milk-like drink)

Usage notes

Commonly used in Finland to market lactose-free milk, which cannot be simply marketed as milk due to EU disallowing it, since some of the lactose is removed mechanically. More recently also used for milk substitutes made of e.g. oats.

Declension

Further reading

• “maitojuoma”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03