Milkshake vs. Boba — What's the Difference?

A milkshake (sometimes simply called a shake) is a sweet drink made by blending milk, ice cream, and flavorings or sweeteners such as butterscotch, caramel sauce, chocolate syrup, fruit syrup, or whole fruit into a thick, sweet, cold mixture. It may also be made using a base made from non-dairy products, including plant milks such as almond milk, coconut milk, or soy milk.

Syn of tapioca pearl.

A cold drink made of milk, a sweet flavouring such as fruit or chocolate, and typically ice cream, whisked until it is frothy.

A beverage that is made of milk, ice cream, and often flavoring and is blended or whipped until foamy. Also called shake; also called regionally cabinet, frappe, velvet.

New England A beverage made of milk and flavored syrup, whipped until foamy.

A thick beverage consisting of milk and ice cream mixed together, often with fruit, chocolate, or other flavoring.

A thin beverage, similar to the above, but with no ice cream or significantly less of it.

A beverage consisting of fruit juice, water, and some milk, as served in Southeast Asia.

Accidental emulsion of oil and water in an engine.

An alkaline supplement administered to a horse to improve its racing performance.

To administer an alkaline supplement to (a horse) to improve its racing performance.

To throw a milkshake at (a person).

A frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream, shaken together or blended in a blender.

Frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream