malted
- noun
- /mɔltɪd/
- Informal
- But Mr. Rivers doesn't sing in juke joints, so why don't you run on back and drink your malted?
- Malted Milk
- chocolate malteds
Examples
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At the summer fair, I enjoyed a classic malted to cool off on a hot day.
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When I visit the diner, I always order a malted with extra chocolate syrup.
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You want to go out for a malted?
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It's just it's just sweet malted milkshake.
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Alfie and I see we have our malted milks and we're going to pop these on top.
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And 2 malteds, vanilla and chocolate, ok?
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She liked the malteds.
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You’ll have a nice malted and those chocolate-covered cherries you like.
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Every Saturday, we treat ourselves to malted milkshakes at the local ice cream shop.
Synonyms
A cold sweet drink made by mixing milk with ice cream or fruit
A milkshake made with a sweet grain powder for a richer, creamier taste
A milkshake made with malt powder that tastes sweet and toasty
A sweet cold drink made from milk and ice cream mixed with malt powder
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Etymology
The word malted for the milkshake comes from the same malt powder made from malted grain, which was mixed into milk and ice cream to give a rich, nutty flavor. So a malted is simply a milkshake 'made with malt', giving it a different taste from a regular shake.