malted milk
noun
Simple meaning
A hot beverage made from a mixture of malted barley, flour.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
mawltuhdmilkSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈmɔltədˈmɪlk
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
uk
A hot beverage made from a mixture of malted barley, flour, and milk.
Powder made of dried milk and malted cereals
USAustralia
A milkshake made with malt powder
USAustralia
A milkshake with malted milk powder added for flavour.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A hot beverage made from a mixture of malted barley, flour, and milk.
Used this way, malted milk is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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