smoothie

Everyday

1. A thick cold drink made by blending fruit, often with yoghurt, milk or ice. tree →
2. (informal) A man who is smooth, charming and confident, sometimes too much. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life and healthy-eating lessons a smoothie is a drink of blended fruit. In maths recipe problems, quantities are scaled: double the smoothie, double each fruit. Phrases: fruit smoothie, banana smoothie, make a smoothie.

Examples

• I had a strawberry and banana smoothie for breakfast. tree →
• We blended mango and yoghurt to make a smoothie. tree →
• A smoothie for 2 needs 1 banana, so for 6 you need 3. tree →
• The café sells green smoothies with spinach. tree →
• Smoothies can have lots of sugar from fruit. tree →
• He's a real smoothie who charms all the teachers. tree →

Note

Countable: a smoothie, smoothies. Also spelt smoothy (less common). A milkshake is made with milk or ice cream; a smoothie is mostly fruit.