Milk powder, coconut powder, coffee powder, different ways to say "powder"

This article is limited to American English conventions; British English may differ.

(1) Powder:

cheese powder

Cheese powder

coconut powder

Coconut flour

(2) Powdered:

powdered milk

milk powder

powdered sugar

Powdered sugar

✎ Refers to very fine powder. Ordinary white sugar is called sugar.

(3) Ground:

ground coffee

Coffee powder

ground pepper

pepper

ground cardamom

Cardamom powder

✎ Cardamom is pronounced ['kardəməm].

ground cinnamon

Ground cinnamon

✎ cinnamon is pronounced ['sinəmən].

ground clove

Clove powder

✎ clove is pronounced [kləʊv].

(4) Hot chocolate mix

Chocolate powder

✎ Chocolate powder is a special case because it usually contains sugar and other flavorings, so it is a mixture.

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