American English pronunciation

How to pronounce whey

IPA transcription: ['weɪ]

Pronunciation variants: ['weɪ][h'weɪ]

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Noun

  • the serum or watery part of milk that is separated from the curd in making cheese

  • watery part of milk produced when raw milk sours and coagulates

    “Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet eating some curds and whey”

Usage examples

  • Alpen also contains whey.
  • Additional drying of the retentate will produce whey powder.