oat milk

noun

plural oat milks
: a liquid made from ground oats and water that is usually fortified (as with calcium and vitamins) and used as a milk substitute

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Blend kiwi with banana, spinach, and oat milk for a sweet green smoothie. — Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 31 Aug. 2026 There's a new Berry Daydream Refresher, too, which is made with oat milk and topped with Sweet Cold Foam. — Mike Snider, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 For a sweet, Instagram-worthy treat, try a drink like the Fruit Loop, a delightfully blue, iced concoction with pea flower tea, vanilla, and oat milk. — Blair West, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026 The ice cream, called tanada aisu, is made with rice from the terraces, oat milk, coconut milk, cane sugar and rice syrup, with no eggs or dairy. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for oat milk

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First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of oat milk was in 1980

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