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rocky road

rocky road noun: any of several forms of candy containing lumps of chocolate, marshmallows and nuts.

Noun

rocky road (countable and uncountable, plural rocky roads)

  1. Any of several forms of candy containing lumps of chocolate, marshmallows and nuts.
  2. A variety of chocolate ice cream with marshmallows and almonds.
    • Who needs a pint of rocky road when you can head to the kitchen and work out your heartache with a whisk and a bottle of wine?2010, Erin Bolger, The Happy Baker
  3. (figuratively) A rough time, course etc.
    • It's been a rocky road for Caledonian Sleeper, but one that shows signs of recovery, albeit slow.2020 January 2, Richard Clinnick, “After some alarms, Sleeper awakens”, in Rail, page 48

Forms of rocky road

pluralrocky roads

Questions about rocky road

What does rocky road mean?
Rocky road means any of several forms of candy containing lumps of chocolate, marshmallows and nuts.
What part of speech is rocky road?
Rocky road is a noun.
What is the plural of rocky road?
The plural of rocky road is rocky roads.

Words near rocky road in the dictionary

  1. Rocky Plain
  2. rocky planet
  3. rocky planets
  4. Rocky Point
  5. Rocky River
  6. rocky road
  7. rocky roads
  8. Rocky View County
  9. rockyness
  10. rocoa
  11. rococo

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