whey
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whey¹
- /hweɪ/
- /weɪ/
Sounds like way, weigh, wey (wine–whine merger) · Rhymes with -eɪ
Where it comes from
From Middle English whey, wheye, whei, from Old English hwǣġ, hwæiġ, hwæġ, hweġ (“whey”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwaij (“whey”) (cognate with Saterland Frisian Waai, Woaie, West Frisian waai, Dutch wei, Low German Wei, German Low German Wei), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- (“to pile up, build”) (compare Old Church Slavonic чинъ (činŭ, “order”), Ancient Greek ποιέω (poiéō, “to pile up, make”), Sanskrit कय (káya, “every one”)).
noun wheys · whig · whay
- The liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in the process of making cheese. Little Miss Muffet, She sat on a tuffet, Eating of curds and whey; There came a little spider, Who sat down beside her, And frighted Miss Muffet away.
whey²
- /hweɪ/
- /weɪ/
Sounds like way, weigh, wey (wine–whine merger) · Rhymes with -eɪ
Where it comes from
Onomatopoeic, variation on wahey.
interjection whig · whay
- A shout for attention He swayed over to the door, peered out, shouted "whey!" and came back, looking severe.
- A shout of enthusiasm or delight ... apart from Max, who rode his pallet like a surfboard with a huge grin plastered across his face. “Wheyyyyyyy!” Max yelled with delight.
- Shouted when someone drops a glass or other crockery, especially in a pub. 12. Smashing a glass and the whole bar choruses "WHEYYYY".
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: milk whey, rennet, wine, alum, serum, sera, wine whey, thrusting, cottage cheese, curd, cheese, soft cheese, hoop cheese, cream, yogurt, cheeselep
Translations
Every language
noun liquid remaining after milk has been curdled
| Español | suero |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 유청 yucheong |
| 日本語 | 乳清 nyūsei |
| 中文 | 乳清 rǔqīng |
| हिन्दी | मट्ठा maṭṭhā |
| Português | soro |
| Français | petit-lait |
| Deutsch | Molke |
| Italiano | siero di latte |
| Ελληνικά | ξινόγαλο xinógalo, ορός γάλακτος orós gálaktos |
| Română | zer |
| Русский | сы́воротка sývorotka |
| Tiếng Việt | váng sữa, nước sữa |
| العربية | شِرْش širš, مَاء الْجُبْن māʔ al-jubn, مَصْل maṣl |
| עברית | מֵי גְּבִינָה, נסיוב nasyúv |
Talk about this word "whey." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/whey. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. whey. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/whey "whey." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/whey.Cite this
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title = {whey},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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