Tejes

Tejes is primarily a Hungarian adjective meaning milky or dairy-related, derived from the word tej, meaning milk. It is used to describe foods, drinks, or textures that contain milk or have a milk-like appearance or flavor.

In everyday Hungarian, tejes appears in compound terms to denote dairy-based items or preparations. The most common usage is to indicate a beverage served with milk, such as tejeskávé (coffee with milk). It can also describe milk-rich desserts or dishes, and is often found on restaurant menus and product labels to signal a dairy component.

The usage of tejes is largely linguistic and cultural within Hungarian. Outside Hungarian-speaking contexts, the word is not widely used as a standalone term. In some rare cases, tejes may appear as a surname or place name in unrelated linguistic areas, but these uses are not connected to the Hungarian meaning and are not central to the term’s definition.

See also: tej, tejföl, tejszín, tejeskávé, dairy products.