
n. Slang, pl., -ies.
- A person regarded as being assured and artfully ingratiating in manner.
- A smooth-tongued person.
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A beverage made by blending fruit with yogurt, milk or ice cream until it's thick and smooth.
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A smoothie (alternatively spelled smoothy) is a blended and sometimes sweetened beverage made from fresh fruit (fruit smoothie) and in special cases can contain chocolate or peanut butter. In addition to fruit, many smoothies include crushed ice, frozen fruit, honey or contain syrup and ice ingredients. They have a milkshake-like consistency that is thicker than slush drinks. They can also contain milk, yogurt or ice cream. Smoothies are often marketed to health-conscious people, and some restaurants offer add-ins such as soy milk, whey powder, green tea, herbal supplements, or nutritional supplement mixes. Smoothies became widely available in the United States in the late 1960s when ice cream vendors and health food stores began selling them. By the 1990s and 2000s, smoothies became available at mainstream cafés and coffee shops and in pre-bottled versions at supermarkets all over the world.
Health food stores on the West Coast of the United States began selling pureed fruit drinks in the 1930s, based on recipes that originated in Brazil.[1] The 1940s-era Waring Blendor cookbooks published recipes for a "banana smoothie" and a "pineapple smoothee." The name "smoothee" or "smoothie" was used by books, magazines, and newspapers for a product made in a blender. Dan Titus, the director of The Juice and Smoothie Association, states in his book, Smoothies, The Original Smoothie Book, that "smoothies became popular in the middle 1960s, when there was a resurgence in the United States in macrobiotic vegetarianism." The first trademark for a fruit slush was in the mid-1970s with the name "California Smoothie", which was marketed by the California Smoothie Company from Paramus, New Jersey. Smoothies from the 1960s and early 1970s were "basically fruit, fruit juice, and ice"; in some cases in the early 1970s, ice milk was also blended in to create the "fruit shake". These shakes were served at local health-food restaurants and at health-food stores alongside tofu, fruits, carob, and other health-oriented foods.
In the early 1970s, the co-founder of Smoothie King, Stephen Kuhnau, began selling blended fruit drinks under the name "smoothie". However, Kuhnau admits that he "didn't invent the word smoothie"; instead, he states that the term dates back to the "fruit and fruit juice based drinks made by the Hippies" in the late 1960s. In the 1980s, the increasing popularity of sports and fitness led to the marketing of supplement-fortified health food products. During this time, the first specialized juice and smoothie bars opened. By the 2000s, the "juice and smoothie industry [was] a multi-billion dollar industry."
Since the 1990s, many smoothie companies have been using frozen yogurt to give their smoothies a thick, creamy, milkshake-like texture.[citation needed] Many types of fruit smoothies are found in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine, including sharbat, which is typically made using yogurt and honey, as well as a range of fresh fruit. Smoothies can also be mixed with soda pop and/or alcohol to make cocktails. Smoothies appeal to a wide range of age groups because of their sweetness, fresh fruit flavor, and nutritional value. Most are high in dietary fiber, vitamins, and antioxidants.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - glat person, drik med frugtsaft og blendet frugt
Nederlands (Dutch)
gladde prater
Français (French)
n. - charmeur, beau parleur, milk-shake
Deutsch (German)
n. - Fruchtgetränk mit Milch, raffinierte Person
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μαλαγάνας
Italiano (Italian)
persona manierosa
Português (Portuguese)
n. - pessoa sagaz, perspicaz, diplomata, astuto (m)
Русский (Russian)
галантный кавалер, сердцеед, неотразимый мужчина, ловкач, льстец
Español (Spanish)
n. - persona de modales refinados, tipo zalamero
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hal individ, inställsam människa, sliskig person
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
高尚的人, 善于献殷勤的男人, 举止优雅的人
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 高尚的人, 善於獻殷勤的男人, 舉止優雅的人
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 세련된 사람, 입에 발린 소리 잘 하는 사람, 스무디 (바나나 등의 과일을 믹서로 섞은 걸죽한 음료)
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 上品な人, 女の機嫌を取る男
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) شخص كيس أو مصقول ألحاشيه, ألمعسول أللسان, ألواثق من نفسه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - חלק-הליכות, בעל גינונים נאים, צבוע
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