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Why do they call it Ovaltine? The mug is round, the jar is round. They should call it Roundtine.

The Ov part comes from the eggs in the ingredients. Ovum is Latin for egg and the rest is from the malt extract.

And to tie the third leg of the triangle back, ovals are called that because they're egg-shaped.

It was a joke that required a specific cultural referant in your context window.

That’s gold, Gary. Gold!