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Milo

Milo

1 4.3
A powder that you mix with milk or water to make a sweet drink
  • proper noun
: Milo
  • This is Milo and Milo is an Australian chocolatey drink.

Eucalyptus sweets, Milo or Milo, more eucalyptus sweets.

Examples

  • When I visit Australia, I always try to have a creamy drink made with Milo.

  • At the large table, everyone watches as Milo makes a portrait of Francesco in a beautiful leather-bound book.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • After a long day, I enjoy a warm cup of Milo to relax.

  • For breakfast, I like to mix milk with Milo powder and enjoy it cold.

Synonyms

hot chocolate
vsMilo
67 1.0

A sweet warm drink made from cocoa and milk

is also used to make cold drinks, not only warm ones
chocolate
vsMilo
57 1.0

A hot drink made by mixing cocoa powder, milk, and sugar

is a brand powder used for hot or cold sweet drinks
chocolate milk
vsMilo
36 1.0

A sweet drink you make by mixing milk with chocolate

is used for both hot and cold drinks rather than only cold milk ones
drinking chocolate
vsMilo
  • UK
5 1.1

A hot sweet drink made from cocoa and milk

is usable for cold drinks too, not limited to hot versions

Compounds

milo maize
  • Specialized
8.6

A drought-resistant grain plant like corn with large yellow or white seeds for food and feed

Surface Forms

Milo main

Etymology

Milo for the chocolate drink was probably named after Milo of Croton, a famous ancient Greek athlete known for great 'strength'. The makers used his name to suggest the drink gives 'energy'.