milkshake
See also: milk-shake and milk shake
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɪɫk.ʃeɪk]
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Noun
milkshake (plural milkshakes)
- A thick beverage consisting of milk and ice cream mixed together, often with fruit, chocolate, or other flavoring.
- (New England, Australia, New Zealand) A thin beverage, similar to the above, but with no ice cream or significantly less of it.
- A beverage consisting of fruit juice, water, and some milk, as served in Southeast Asia.
- (analogy, mechanics, familiar) Accidental emulsion of oil and water in an engine.
- This milkshake under the oil cap, or on the dipstick, indicates a blown head gasket.
Synonyms
- (New England): frappe (thick beverage)
- (Rhode Island): cabinet (thick beverage)
- (Australia, and, New Zealand): thickshake (thick beverage)
Translations
milk and ice cream beverage
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emulsion of oil and water in an engine
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Verb
milkshake (third-person singular simple present milkshakes, present participle milkshaking, simple past and past participle milkshaked)
- (transitive, slang, horse racing) To administer an alkaline supplement to (a horse) to improve its racing performance.
French
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /milk.ʃɛk/
Synonyms
- lait frappé (Quebec)
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
milkshake m (definite singular milkshaken, indefinite plural milkshaker, definite plural milkshakene)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
milkshake m (definite singular milkshaken, indefinite plural milkshakar, definite plural milkshakane)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌmiwk.ˈʃejk/, /ˌmiw.ki.ˈʃej.ki/
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