What is "half and half"

a. In equal parts; half adv. In two equal parts. n. 1 Half one thing and half another. 2 (context US English) 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 brew#Verb 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 (context British English) A combination of both rice and chips as an accompaniment to a curry, as opposed to one or the other. 6 (context UK English) A combination of beer and ale (or similar alcoholic drinks) in equal quantities. 7 Both oral sex and vaginal sex performed in sequence by a prostitute 8 (label en US) A mixture of half lemonade and half iced tea.

Half and half refers to various beverages or liquid foods made of an equal-parts mixture of two substances, including dairy products, alcoholic beverages, and soft drinks.