leche evaporada
/let͡ʃe ebapoɾada/from spelling rules
Evaporated milk in Spanish is leche evaporada.
This noun refers to milk that has been concentrated by evaporation.
Meaning: milk that has been concentrated by evaporation (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of leche (milk) and evaporada (evaporated).
Which one should you use?
It is important to distinguish leche evaporada from leche condensada, as the former refers to unsweetened evaporated milk while the latter refers to the sweetened version.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, you may hear the terms Leche clavel or Leche Ideal used to refer to evaporated milk.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective evaporada must agree in gender with the feminine noun leche.
How do you pronounce it?
/letʃe ebapoɾada/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, leche is used in various idioms to describe speed, such as ir a toda leche, which means to go as fast as possible.
- In some Spanish-speaking cultures, leche can refer to 'luck', and saying tener mala leche means someone has a bad temper or bad luck.
- The word leche shares a common ancient ancestor with the English word 'lactate'. Both derive from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵlákts, which refers to milk.
Examples in context
- Necesito una lata de leche evaporada para el postre.I need a can of evaporated milk for dessert.
- La leche evaporada es más espesa que la normal.Evaporated milk is thicker than regular milk.
- ¿Tienes leche evaporada en la despensa?Do you have evaporated milk in the pantry?
Example conversation
Elena and Mateo are in the kitchen preparing a dessert.
- ElenaMateo, ¿tenemos leche evaporada para el flan?Mateo, do we have evaporated milk for the flan?
- MateoCreo que no queda ninguna en la alacena.I think there aren't any left in the cupboard.
- ElenaEntonces ve a la tienda por leche evaporada.Then go to the store for evaporated milk.
- MateoEstá bien, voy ahora mismo.Alright, I'm going right now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries leche, CC BY-SA 4.0.
