frappé

/ˈfræp.eɪ/ (bre, ipa) · /fræpˈeɪ/ (ame, ipa) · /fra-ˈpā/ (ame, mw)

frappé — noun

  • frappésingular
  • frappésplural

1. A thick, cold beverage prepared by blending or shaking ingredients such as fruit

1.名詞B1
釋義

A thick, cold beverage prepared by blending or shaking ingredients such as fruit juice, milk, coffee, or alcoholic spirits with crushed ice until it forms a slushy texture.

例句

On hot summer afternoons, Keiko often orders a strawberry frappé made with fresh milk and crushed ice.

frappé made with [ingredient]: structure for ordered drinks

The café near the train station serves a thick mango frappé that is almost too dense to drink through a straw.

adjective + frappé describing consistency: thick / dense

同義詞
  • slushie

    typically sweeter and less creamy, often artificially flavoured

  • milkshake

    made with ice cream and milk, with no crushed-ice texture

文法句型

a/the frappé + [ingredient]

frappé as uncountable mass noun

用法筆記

This sense covers any thick, icy mixed drink — non-alcoholic options often contain fruit juice or milk, while alcoholic varieties are made by adding liqueur or spirits to crushed ice.

常見錯誤

❌I ordered a frappé smoothie.
✅I ordered a frappé.' or 'I ordered a smoothie.
💡a frappé is a type of drink on its own, not a modifier for 'smoothie'.

2. An iced coffee drink specific to Greece and Cyprus, prepared by shaking instant

2.名詞B1
釋義

An iced coffee drink specific to Greece and Cyprus, prepared by shaking instant coffee granules, sugar, and cold water with ice cubes until a thick foam layer rises to the top.

例句

Nikos ordered a frappé at the seaside café in Thessaloniki and stirred the foam into the cold coffee.

foam on top of Greek frappé

During their trip to Athens, the Kim family tried a traditional Greek frappé served with a tall glass of iced water.

同義詞
  • iced cappuccino

    made with espresso and frothed milk rather than instant coffee foam

文法句型

a frappé (countable for one serving)

frappé without sugar / frappé with milk

用法筆記

In Greece and Cyprus, 'frappé' almost always means this specific foamy iced coffee — not a generic frozen drink. It is traditionally made with Nescafé instant coffee and served in a tall glass with a straw.

常見錯誤

❌I ordered a frappé at a Starbucks in Greece and got a coffee smoothie.
✅I ordered a frappé at a Greek café and got a foamy iced instant-coffee drink.
💡in Greece, frappé is always the shaken instant-coffee beverage, not a different frozen coffee product.

frappé — adjective