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rocky roads

rocky roads is the plural of rocky road.

Meaning of rocky road

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

Questions about rocky roads

What is rocky roads the plural of?
Rocky roads is the plural of rocky road.

Words near rocky roads in the dictionary

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

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