popsicle

See also: Popsicle

English

Etymology

From the trade name Popsicle, a blend of (soda) pop or lollipop +‎ Epsicle (“the original trade name”), itself a blend of Epperson (“the surname of the inventor”) +‎ icicle.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɒpsɪkl̩/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑpsɪkl̩/
• Hyphenation: pop‧si‧cle

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
• ice lolly

Translations

serving of frozen juice on a stick

• Belarusian: фруктовае марозіва (fruktóvaje maróziva)
• Bulgarian: замразен плодов сок m (zamrazen plodov sok)
• Chinese:

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

• Dutch: waterijs (nl)
• Finnish: mehujääpuikko (fi)
• French: sucette glacée f
• Georgian: ხილის ნაყინი ჯოხზე (xilis naq̇ini ǯoxze)
• German: Eis am Stiel n

• Hebrew: קרטיב‎‎ (he) (kartív), ארטיק קרח‎‎ (he) (artík keráḥ), קרחון‎‎ (he) (karḥon)
• Japanese: アイスキャンディー (ja) (aisukyandī)
• Korean: 아이스 캔디 (aiseu kaendi)
• Portuguese: picolé (pt) m
• Russian: фрукто́вое моро́женое n (fruktóvoje moróženoje), фрукто́вый лёд n (fruktóvyj ljód)
• Spanish: helado (es) m (de agua), paleta (es)
• Swedish: isglass (sv) c
• Tajik: ях об (tg) (yax ob)
• Uyghur: بىڭگۇر‎‎ (binggur)
• Vietnamese: kem que (vi)