but·ter·milk

[buht-er-milk]
noun
1.
the more or less acidulous liquid remaining after butter has been separated from milk or cream.
2.
a similar liquid made from whole or skim milk with the addition of a bacterial culture.

Origin:
1520–30; butter + milk

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buttermilk (ˈbʌtəˌmɪlk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
the sourish liquid remaining after the butter has been separated from milk, often used for making scones and soda bread

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buttermilk
1520s, from butter + milk. Deceptively named, it is what remains after the butter has been churned out.
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buttermilk

the fluid remaining when the fat is removed by churning cream into butter. It was formerly used as a beverage, but today it is mostly condensed or dried for use in the baking and frozen desserts industry. It has been replaced as a beverage by cultured buttermilk, which is prepared from skim or low-fat milk by fermentation with bacteria that produces lactic acid. The resulting product is thicker than traditional buttermilk but is similar to it in other respects.

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Example sentences
Combine dry ingredients in one bowl and the herbs, buttermilk and eggs in
  another.
He drank a dish of cream from time to time, but he believed that whey and
  buttermilk had purgative effects.
The fennel's subtle sweetness and beautiful form are quite sophisticated, but
  the cake's buttermilk crumb is pure homey delight.
House specialties are buttermilk pancakes, specifically with chocolate chips,
  blueberries or strawberries.
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