ice cream
Meaning
- (uncountable) A dessert made from frozen sweetened cream or a similar substance, usually flavoured.
- (countable) A portion of ice cream on a stick, in a cup or in a wafer cone.
- (slang, uncountable) The drug methamphetamine.
Synonyms
brittienglannissa joskus myös ice
chilled sweets
neapolitan ice
Translations
helado
glace
Eis
dondurma
ijsjePronounced as (IPA)
/ˌaɪsˈkɹiːm/
Etymology
Lexicalization of a reduced pronunciation of iced cream with regular deletion of -d before a cluster, from iced + cream. Compare mash potato.
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