"half and half" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-half and half.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} half and half (not comparable)
  1. In equal parts; half Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-half_and_half-en-adj-TQ3Gwywg

Adverb

Audio: En-au-half and half.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} half and half (not comparable)
  1. In two equal parts. Tags: not-comparable Translations (in equal parts): поравно (poravno) (Bulgarian), 對半 (Chinese Cantonese), 对半 (deoi³ bun) (Chinese Cantonese), 對半 (Chinese Mandarin), 对半 (duìbàn) (Chinese Mandarin), halbe-halbe (German), leath má leath (Irish), leath is leath (Irish), попола́м (popolám) (Russian), leth mar leth (Scottish Gaelic), yarı yarıya (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-half_and_half-en-adv-Cdc54C2v

Noun

Audio: En-au-half and half.ogg [Australia] Forms: half and halfs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} half and half (countable and uncountable, plural half and halfs)
  1. A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions.
    (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.
    Tags: US, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Foods
    Sense id: en-half_and_half-en-noun-X4SjpvJx Disambiguation of Foods: 3 2 12 11 2 9 18 5 15 19 5 Categories (other): American English
  2. 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.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Beer, Foods
    Sense id: en-half_and_half-en-noun-qvWGg4wr Disambiguation of Beer: 1 1 7 25 1 7 8 8 10 29 3 Disambiguation of Foods: 3 2 12 11 2 9 18 5 15 19 5 Categories (other): English reduplicated coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 4 4 9 17 4 11 10 8 14 14 5
  3. A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions.
    A pizza with two different sets of toppings, one on each half.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-half_and_half-en-noun-oQ71jVlB
  4. A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions.
    A person of mixed race or with dual nationality.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-half_and_half-en-noun-Q0212ZZz Categories (other): English reduplicated coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 4 4 9 17 4 11 10 8 14 14 5
  5. A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions.
    (UK, Ireland) A combination of both rice and chips as an accompaniment to a curry, as opposed to one or the other.
    Tags: Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Foods
    Sense id: en-half_and_half-en-noun-bFJwMCfu Disambiguation of Foods: 3 2 12 11 2 9 18 5 15 19 5 Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English reduplicated coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 4 4 9 17 4 11 10 8 14 14 5
  6. A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions.
    (UK) A combination of beer and ale (or similar alcoholic drinks) in equal quantities.
    Tags: UK, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-half_and_half-en-noun-riy1SSuh Categories (other): British English
  7. A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions.
    (slang) Both oral sex and vaginal sex performed in sequence by a prostitute
    Tags: countable, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Beer, Foods
    Sense id: en-half_and_half-en-noun-Q6TgHHTl Disambiguation of Beer: 1 1 7 25 1 7 8 8 10 29 3 Disambiguation of Foods: 3 2 12 11 2 9 18 5 15 19 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English reduplicated coordinated pairs, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 4 13 2 19 14 8 24 10 2 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 2 5 16 1 13 16 5 29 9 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 3 5 15 2 20 12 5 26 7 2 Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 4 4 9 17 4 11 10 8 14 14 5 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 3 4 6 12 2 17 14 7 22 11 2
  8. A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions.
    (US) A mixture of half lemonade and half iced tea.
    Tags: US, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Beer, Foods, Milk Synonyms: Arnold Palmer Related terms: fifty-fifty, go Dutch, go halfsies, go halves, halfsies, six of one, half a dozen of the other
    Sense id: en-half_and_half-en-noun-KrXlfchq Disambiguation of Beer: 1 1 7 25 1 7 8 8 10 29 3 Disambiguation of Foods: 3 2 12 11 2 9 18 5 15 19 5 Disambiguation of Milk: 5 5 8 18 1 7 8 5 12 28 3 Categories (other): American English, English reduplicated coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 4 4 9 17 4 11 10 8 14 14 5
  9. A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions.
    (Western Canada) A cup of coffee with the equivalent of half a packet of sugar and half a creamer of cream.
    Tags: Canada, Western, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-half_and_half-en-noun-SnRZwMWN

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Alternative forms

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