rocky road

English

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.
   • 2010, Erin Bolger, The Happy Baker:

     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?

3. (figurative) A rough time, course etc.
   • 2020 January 2, Richard Clinnick, “After some alarms, Sleeper awakens”, in Rail, page 48:

     It's been a rocky road for Caledonian Sleeper, but one that shows signs of recovery, albeit slow.

Translations

biscuit

• Dutch: rocky road m
• French: rocky road m, (rare) route rocheuse f
• German: Rocky road
• Japanese: ロッキー・ロード (Rokkī Rōdo), ロッキーロード (Rokkīrōdo)

References

• “rocky road”, in Collins English Dictionary.