Definition
The first milk produced by a cow after giving birth (colostrum), rich in antibodies and nutrients; also historically used to make a custard-like dessert.
Etymology
Plural of 'beesting' or from the dialectal/archaic noun 'beest' (colostrum) plus -ing suffix, giving a gerund-like noun. Regional variants exist across Germanic languages.
Kelly Says
Beestings were so prized in medieval and early modern Britain that cooks made special puddings from them—'beestings pudding' was considered a delicacy, transforming this agricultural byproduct into a valued dessert.
Translations
CACatalà
calostre
kah-LOH-streh
CSČeština
první mléko
PRAH-vnee MLEH-koh
DEDeutsch
Kolostrum
koh-LOH-stroom
ESEspañol
calostro
kah-LOH-stroh
FISuomi
ensimmäinen maito
EHN-see-may-nen MAH-ee-toh
FRFrançais
colostrum
koh-loh-STROHM
HAHA
kolostrum
koh-loh-STROHM
HUMagyar
kolostrum
koh-LOH-stroom
IDBahasa Indonesia
kolostrum
koh-loh-STROHM
IGIG
kolostrum
koh-loh-STROHM
ITItaliano
colostro
koh-LOH-stroh
MSBahasa Melayu
kolostrum
koh-loh-STROHM
NLNederlands
biest
BEE-st
PLPolski
mleko siarowe
MWEH-koh sheh-ah-ROH-vay
PTPortuguês
colostro
koh-LOH-stroh
RORomână
colostrul
koh-LOH-strool
SWKiswahili
kolostrum
koh-loh-STROHM
TLTL
kolostrum
koh-LOH-strohm
TRTürkçe
kolostrum
koh-loh-STROHM
VITiếng Việt
sữa đầu
su-ah dah-oo
YOYO
kolostrum
koh-loh-STROHM
ZUZU
kolostrum
koh-loh-STROHM