lait d'amande
/lɛ d‿a.mɑ̃d/masculine
In French, almond milk is lait d'amande.
lait d'amande refers to the milky liquid produced from almonds.
Meaning: milky liquid from almonds (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of lait (milk), d' (of) and amande (almond).
How does it change in a sentence?
While lait d'amande is common, it is also grammatically acceptable to use the plural lait d'amandes to indicate the milk is made from multiple almonds.
How do you pronounce it?
/lɛ d‿a.mɑ̃d/
Did you know?
- The word amande is a homophone of amende, which means 'fine' in a legal sense.
- In some French contexts, the term boisson aux amandes is used instead of lait d'amande to comply with regulations that reserve the word 'milk' for animal products.
- The word lait is a distant cousin to the English word 'lactate', both stemming from the same Proto-Indo-European root for milk.
Examples in context
- Tom a mis du lait d'amande dans son café.Tom put some almond milk in his coffee.This sentence is useful for seeing how to use lait d'amande in a sentence.Tatoeba #6846782 by Micsmithel, translation #6838045 by Hybrid
- Je voudrais un café avec du lait d'amande, s'il vous plaît.I would like a coffee with almond milk, please.
- J'ai acheté du lait d'amande pour mon smoothie.I bought almond milk for my smoothie.
- Tu peux remplacer le lait de vache par du lait d'amande dans cette recette.You can replace cow's milk with almond milk in this recipe.
- Je préfère le lait d'amande.I prefer almond milk.
- Il reste du lait d'amande dans le frigo.There is some almond milk left in the fridge.
Example conversation
Manon and Hugo are at the supermarket.
- ManonHugo, on a encore du lait d'amande ?Hugo, do we still have almond milk?
- HugoNon, je pense qu'il n'y en a plus.No, I think we're out.
- ManonJe vais en acheter une brique alors.I'll buy a carton then.
- HugoD'accord, merci Manon.Okay, thanks Manon.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “almond milk” translations and entries lait d'amande, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries lait, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
