grape smoothie
- noun
- After exercising, she made herself a refreshing grape smoothie with a handful of ice and yogurt.
Examples
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You can boost your vitamin intake with a homemade grape smoothie every morning.
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The café's most popular drink in summer is their icy grape smoothie.
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I love a grape smoothie in the morning.
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Can I have a grape smoothie with my lunch?
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After exercising, she made herself a refreshing grape smoothie with a handful of ice and yogurt.
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The café's most popular drink in summer is their icy grape smoothie.
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You can boost your vitamin intake with a homemade grape smoothie every morning.
Synonyms
A thick cold drink made by blending fruit with milk or yogurt
A drink you make by blending leafy green vegetables and fruit
A cold drink made by blending bananas with milk or yogurt
A cold blended drink made from fruit that cools you and reduces thirst
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a blended drink made with grapes' is directly and compositionally derived from 'grape' (the fruit) + 'smoothie' (a blended fruit drink). This straightforward noun–noun compound follows common cross-linguistic culinary naming patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Grape smoothie comes from the simple picture of putting whole grape in a blender to make a smoothie. That's why it means 'a blended drink made with grapes'.