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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Nurses at the facility brought him an iced horchata with oat milk and vanilla cold foam. — Corey Williams, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026 Nurses at the facility brought him an iced horchata with oat milk and vanilla cold foam. — ABC News, 12 May 2026 Blend a mix of frozen mango and berries with just enough soy or oat milk to get things moving in the blender while keeping it thick enough to hold its toppings without sinking to the bottom of the bowl. — Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 2 June 2026 Bartenders started riffing on it with mezcal, tequila, horchata, cinnamon, oat milk, and pretty much anything else within arm’s reach. — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 28 May 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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