ice cream
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First recorded as iced cream, from iced + cream.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌaɪsˈkɹiːm/
- enPR: īs'krēm, IPA(key): /ˈaɪs.kɹiːm/
Audio (US, California) (file)
- enPR: īskrēm', IPA(key): /aɪsˈkɹiːm/
Noun[edit]
ice cream (countable and uncountable, plural ice creams)
- (uncountable) A dessert made from frozen sweetened cream or a similar substance, usually flavoured.
- Strawberries are particularly delicious with ice cream.
- (countable) A portion of ice cream on a stick, in a cup or in a wafer cone.
- Can I have some money for an ice cream, Mum?
Synonyms[edit]
- (dessert): iced cream (dated), frozen cow juice
- (in a wafer cone): cone, cornet, ice cream cone, ice-cream cornet
Descendants[edit]
- Japanese: アイスクリーム (aisukurīmu)
- Korean: 아이스크림 (aiseukeurim)
- Maori: aihikirīmi
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
dessert
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in a cone
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