popsicle

See also: Popsicle

English

Etymology

From the trade name Popsicle, equivalent to pops +‎ -icle.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɒpsɪkl̩/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑpsɪkl̩/

Noun

popsicle (plural popsicles)

1. Frozen fruit juice, flavored sugar water, or the like, on a stick, of a size to be one serving.
2. (figuratively) Something cold or frozen.

   Turn up the thermostat! We're all turning into popsicles in here!

Synonyms

• ice pop

Translations

serving of frozen juice on a stick

• Bulgarian: замразен плодов сок m (zamrazen plodov sok)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 冰棍 (zh) (bīnggùn), 冰棍兒, 冰棍儿 (zh) (bīnggùnr), 冰棒 (zh) (bīngbàng)

• Finnish: mehujääpuikko (fi)
• French: sucette glacée f
• German: Eis am Stiel n

• Hebrew: אַרְטִיק (he) (artík), שִׁלְגּוֹן (he) (shilgón)
• Japanese: アイスキャンディー (ja) (asukyandī)
• Portuguese: picolé (pt) m
• Russian: фруктовое мороженое n (fruktóvoje moróženoje), фруктовый лёд n (fruktóvyj ljod) (на палочке - na páločke)
• Spanish: helado (es) m (de agua), paleta (es)