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half and half en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) In equal parts; half

Forms

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half-and-half alternative lexicographic

Translations (1)

es miti mota (Translations)

half and half en · ADV

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) In two equal parts.
    • The solution was made of water and milk in equal half and half parts.
    • She ordered her coffee with cream and a splash of half and half.
    • They went half and half on the cost of dinner.

Forms

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half-and-half alternative lexicographic

Translations (19)

es miti mota (in equal parts) · es miti y miti (in equal parts) · yue 對半 /对半 (in equal parts) · es mitimota (in equal parts) · ga leath is leath (in equal parts) · es miti miti (in equal parts) · pl pół na pół (in equal parts) · es de por medio (in equal parts) · cmn 對半 /对半 (in equal parts) · ru попола́м (in equal parts) · es a medias (in equal parts) · es mitad y mitad (in equal parts) · tr yarı yarıya (in equal parts) · ga leath má leath (in equal parts) · es mitimiti (in equal parts) · de halbe-halbe (in equal parts) · gd leth mar leth (in equal parts) · bg поравно (in equal parts) · pl fifty-fifty (in equal parts)

half and half en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (US, countable, uncountable) A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions. ▸ A mixture of cream and milk often used in coffee, defined by the US Food and Drug Administration to contain between 10.5% and 18% milk fat.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions. ▸ A mixture of two alcoholic beverages, most frequently those brewed from malt, such as porter and ale or mild and bitter beers, in about equal parts; also used for equal parts of an alcoholic beverage and water.
  3. (countable, uncountable) A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions. ▸ A pizza with two different sets of toppings, one on each half.
  4. (countable, uncountable) A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions. ▸ A person of mixed race or with dual nationality.
  5. (Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable) A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions. ▸ A combination of both rice and chips as an accompaniment to a curry, as opposed to one or the other.
  6. (UK, countable, uncountable) A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions. ▸ A combination of beer and ale (or similar alcoholic drinks) in equal quantities.
  7. (countable, slang, uncountable) A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions. ▸ Both oral sex and vaginal sex performed in sequence by a prostitute
  8. (US, countable, uncountable) A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions. ▸ A mixture of half lemonade and half iced tea.
  9. (Canada, Western, countable, uncountable) A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions. ▸ A cup of coffee with the equivalent of half a packet of sugar and half a creamer of cream.

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half and halfs Number=Plur lexicographic
half-and-half alternative lexicographic

Coordinates

double double · triple triple

Relateds

six of one, half a dozen of the other · go halves · go halfsies · fifty-fifty · go Dutch · halfsies

Synonyms

Arnold Palmer

Translations (1)

es miti miti (a mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions)