milk punch
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- noun
- /mɪlk pʌnʧ/
:
punch de leche
- Have you ever tried milk punch before?
Christmas beverage is also also known as milk punch.
- Christmas beverage is also also known as milk punch.
Examples
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He served a delicious milk punch at the holiday party, garnished with nutmeg.
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I enjoyed a refreshing milk punch at the party.
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After dinner, guests enjoyed a glass of chilled milk punch in the garden.
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The recipe for milk punch calls for rum, brandy, milk, and a variety of spices.
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At the party, everyone enjoyed a refreshing milk punch that was spiced with nutmeg and served over ice.
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She prepared a delicious milk punch made with rum, sugar, and whole milk for the festive gathering.
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After dinner, we toasted with cold milk punch, a creamy drink that combined spirits and sweet spices.
Synonyms
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A cold mixed drink with fruit juice often served from a bowl
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'milk' (an ingredient) and 'punch' (a mixed, often alcoholic beverage): a punch made with milk. This noun+noun composition follows a simple compositional pattern (ingredient + drink) that is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the parts will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Milk punch comes from an old way of making drinks where people mixed milk with strong alcohol, sugar and spices, then let it settle and strain out the bits to make a clear, cool drink. That's why milk punch today means 'a cold alcoholic drink made with milk and spirits'.