helado

Meaning

helar

  1. (transitive) to freeze, to cool
  2. (impersonal, intransitive) to freeze

Frequency

B1
Hyphenated as
he‧la‧do
Pronounced as (IPA)
/eˈlado/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Latin gelātus, perfect passive participle of Latin gelō (“to freeze”). Cognate to Italian gelato. By surface analysis, helar (“to freeze, to cool”) + -ado (past participle suffix). Literally, “frozen.”

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