milkshake

Everyday

A cold, sweet drink made by mixing milk with ice cream and a flavour such as chocolate, strawberry or banana. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life it is a treat at diners, cafes and at home with a blender. In healthy eating lessons milkshakes are a «sometimes» food because they have a lot of sugar and fat. In science: mixing milk and ice cream is a mixture; the froth on top is trapped air.

Examples

• Can I have a chocolate milkshake, please? tree →
• We made banana milkshakes in the blender. tree →
• The diner serves huge strawberry milkshakes. tree →
• Milkshakes have lots of sugar, so they are a treat. tree →
• I drank my milkshake through a straw. tree →
• The milkshake was so thick I needed a spoon. tree →

Note

One word: milkshake (sometimes «milk shake»). Countable: a milkshake, two milkshakes. In some parts of the USA a «shake» or «frappe» is the same thing. A smoothie is made from fruit, not ice cream.