half and half

English

Adjective

half and half (not comparable)

1. In equal parts; half

Adverb

half and half (not comparable)

1. In two equal parts.

Translations

in equal parts

• Scottish Gaelic: leth mar leth (gd)

Noun

half and half (uncountable)

1. Half one thing and half another.
2. (US) 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.
3. 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.
4. A person of mixed race or with dual nationality.
5. (UK) A combination of both rice and chips as an accompaniment to a curry, as opposed to one or the other.
6. (UK) A combination of beer and ale (or similar alcoholic drinks) in equal quantities.

   Accordingly, we went to a public-house, near the Theatre, sat ourselves down in a quiet room up-stairs on the first floor, and called for a pint of half-and-half, a-piece, and a pipe. — Dickens.

Quotations

• For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.

References

• Cream & milk sense legally defined in US government regulations, CFR Title 21, Volume 2, (21CFR131.180), PP 303-304.