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frappe

frappe

2 6.1
A thick cold drink made with milk and ice, often with ice cream
  • noun
  • /fræpeɪ/
  • US
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  • The most delicious, healthy, simple, addictive pumpkin spice frappe ever.

Tall double chocolatey chip frappe with two pumps, peppermint.

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Examples

  • We just got some delightful frappes and a ton of treats and I am so happy.

  • On hot summer days, I enjoy sipping a frappe made with fresh strawberries and cream.

  • I stood my spoon straight up in the frappe.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Tall double chocolatey chip frappe with two pumps, peppermint.

  • Could I do the vanilla frappe? - [Lizzie]

  • We finished our frappes, hers chocolate mint, mine strawberry, and she slipped off her diamond and wedding bands, took my hand, and pulled gently at the rings.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • She ordered a frappe flavored with chocolate and topped with whipped cream.

  • After a long hike, we treated ourselves to refreshing frappes at the café.

Synonyms

shake
vsfrappe
  • US
94 1.2

A sweet cold drink made from milk and fruit or ice cream

is the same idea but often thicker and colder when blended with ice
milkshake
vsfrappe
72 1.0

A cold sweet drink made by mixing milk with ice cream or fruit

is thicker and often blended with ice for a colder, denser texture
Frappuccino
vsfrappe
6 4.3

A cold sweet coffee drink blended with ice and often topped with whipped cream

is a broader milk-based blended drink not limited to coffee or brand
frapp
vsfrappe
  • Slang
6 9.9

A cold blended coffee drink often sweetened and topped with whipped cream

is the neutral name for similar drinks and other flavor types
milk shake
vsfrappe
1 1.0

A sweet cold drink you get by mixing milk with ice cream or fruit

is identical in meaning but differs only in written form
fraps
vsfrappe
  • Slang
9.1

A cold blended coffee drink made with ice and milk

is the general singular concept for one cold blended milk drink

Surface Forms

frappe singular
frappes plural

Etymology

Frappe, used in New England for a thick milkshake, comes from French frappé, from frapper meaning 'to beat' or 'to hit'. Think of milk, ice cream and ice being beaten together to make a cold, very creamy drink, which is why a frappe is a rich milkshake.