词汇 | milkshake |
词源 | milkshake. In most of America a milkshake is a thick sweet drink made of milk, syrup, and ice cream. An exception is Rhode Island where such a drink is called a cabinet, after the wooden cabinet in which the mixer used to be encased; a milk- shake in Rhode Island is just milk and syrup shaken up together. In northern New England the drink most Americans call a milkshake is often called a velvet or a frappé. |
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