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@kevin @codewiz Of course, but the interesting thing is why they needed/use them; it looks like they didn't have dairy cows until relatively recently (1750s ish?) - but might have had some cheese long ago ( https://gochisohistory.com/cheese-dairy-in-japan/ ). Did they not have anything cake like until they got to borrow the word from English?
Gochiso HistoryCheese: Dairy in Japan - Gochiso HistoryDairy products in Japan have been part of its recent history and modernization. Learn more about the Japanese culture around cheese and milk.
@penguin42 @kevin There's a native word for milk, 牛乳 (gyuu-nyuu). The first character means cow, the second one means milk or breasts. I think it's more specific than ミルク (miruku), and both are commonly used.
There is also a native #Japanese word for cheese: 乾酪 (kanraku) = dried dairy, but I've never seen it in real life.
jisho.orgJisho.org: Japanese Dictionary