malted milk
- noun
- /ˈmɔltɪd mɪlk/
:
malteado
- We ordered a chocolate malted milk to enjoy with our burgers at the diner.
Examples
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Jackie blames the theft on the mad old crow woman, but Gimp reminds her that they'd used money from the purse to buy the malted milk.
Fiction book (1996) -
On sunny days, nothing is better than sipping a cold malted milk at the beach.
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From a shop on Broadway, they buy a malted milk with ice cream, which they share amiably, and after they have finished it, Jackie tucks her snap purse into the pocket of her jumper, takes her brother's hand, and leads him across Times Square and through the entrance of the Rialto.
Fiction book (1996) -
The children loved the creamy malted milk topped with whipped cream and cherries.
Synonyms
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A cold sweet drink made by mixing milk with ice cream or fruit
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3.5
A milkshake made with a sweet grain powder for a richer, creamier taste
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A milkshake made with milk, ice cream, and malt powder
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A sweet cold drink you get by mixing milk with ice cream or fruit
A milkshake made with malt powder that tastes sweet and toasty
How Rich
Surface Forms
Morphology
The term is a straightforward combination of 'malted' (made with malt) and 'milk', so the product meaning — milk or a milk-based powder flavored/processed with malted grains — can be directly inferred from the constituents. This ingredient+milk composition is a common, transparent pattern cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand it.
Etymology
Malted milk comes from old soda fountains where cooks mixed a powder made from malted grain with milk and ice cream to make a thick, sweet 'drink'. That's why the name now means a creamy, milkshake-style 'drink'.