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FRAPPE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does frappe mean?
• FRAPPE (noun)
The noun FRAPPE has 3 senses:
1. liqueur poured over shaved ice
2. thick milkshake containing ice cream
3. a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk)
Familiarity information: FRAPPE used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Liqueur poured over shaved ice
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("frappe" is a kind of...):
drink (a single serving of a beverage)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Thick milkshake containing ice cream
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("frappe" is a kind of...):
milk shake; milkshake; shake (frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
frappe; ice
Hypernyms ("frappe" is a kind of...):
frozen dessert (any of various desserts prepared by freezing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "frappe"):
sorbet; water ice (an ice containing no milk but having a mushy consistency; usually made from fruit juice)
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