milkshake

el batido

USAGE NOTE

This word may also be spelled "milk shake."

milkshake(

mihlk

sheyk

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (beverage)

a. el batido

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The ice cream store makes milkshakes in lots of different flavors.En la heladería, hacen batidos de muchos sabores diferentes.

b. la leche malteada

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

They gave me a milkshake without a straw.Me sirvieron una leche malteada sin pajita.

c. la malteada

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

Can I get a strawberry milkshake, please?¿Me da una malteada de fresa, por favor?

d. el licuado

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

I like to make a banana and mango milkshake for breakfast.Me gusta hacerme un licuado de plátano con mango para el desayuno.

e. la merengada

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Regionalism used in Colombia

(Colombia)

Regionalism used in Venezuela

(Venezuela)

My son ordered a giant chocolate milkshake.Mi hijo se pidió una merengada gigante de chocolate.

f. la batida

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Regionalism used in the Dominican Republic

(Dominican Republic)

Regionalism used in Puerto Rico

(Puerto Rico)

Do you want a milkshake?¿Quieres una batida?

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