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malted

malted

1 3.7
A milkshake made with milk, ice cream, and malt powder
  • noun
  • /mɔltɪd/
  • Informal
translation icon : malteado
  • 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

  • At the summer fair, I enjoyed a classic malted to cool off on a hot day.

  • When I visit the diner, I always order a malted with extra chocolate syrup.

  • You want to go out for a malted?

  • It's just it's just sweet malted milkshake.

  • Alfie and I see we have our malted milks and we're going to pop these on top.

  • And 2 malteds, vanilla and chocolate, ok?

  • She liked the malteds.

  • You’ll have a nice malted and those chocolate-covered cherries you like.

  • Every Saturday, we treat ourselves to malted milkshakes at the local ice cream shop.

Synonyms

milkshake
vsmalted
72 1.0

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

is the version that specifically uses toasted powder for flavor and U.S. popularity
malt
vsmalted
  • Informal
10 3.5

A milkshake made with a sweet grain powder for a richer, creamier taste

emphasizes the standard sweet drink rather than its texture or graininess
malted milkshake
vsmalted
2.5

A milkshake made with malt powder that tastes sweet and toasty

is the common U.S. name for this milk and ice cream drink
malted milk
vsmalted
3.0

A sweet cold drink made from milk and ice cream mixed with malt powder

focuses on the U.S. style milk and ice cream drink with that powder

Compounds

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

A sweet powder of dried milk and malt that you add to drinks or food

How Rich

malted
  • Informal
1 3.7
milkshake
72 1.0
milk
1.0

Surface Forms

malted singular
malted plural

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.