ice cream
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ice cream
- /ˌaɪsˈkɹiːm/ UK
- /ˈaɪsˌkɹiːm/ UK
- /ˈaɪs.kɹiːm/
- /aɪsˈkɹiːm/
Rhymes with -iːm
Where it comes from
Lexicalization of a reduced pronunciation of iced cream with regular deletion of -d before a cluster, from iced + cream. Compare mash potato. Compare also Low German Iescreem, Ieskreem (“ice cream”), German Eiscreme (“ice cream”), Norwegian iskrem (“ice cream”).
noun ice creams · ice-cream · icecream
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A dessert made from frozen sweetened cream or a similar substance, usually flavoured.
Strawberries are particularly delicious with ice cream.
Similar: iced cream, frozen cow juice
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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?
Similar: cone, cornet, ice cream cone, ice-cream cornet
- The drug methamphetamine.
Translations
Every language
noun dessert
| Español | helado, nieve, sorbete |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 아이스크림 aiseukeurim |
| 日本語 | アイスクリーム aisukurīmu, アイス aisu, 氷菓子 kōrigashi |
| 中文 | 冰淇淋 bīngqílín, 雪糕 xuěgāo, 冰糕 bīnggāo |
| हिन्दी | आइसक्रीम āiskrīm, हिममलाई himamlāī, मलाईबर्फ़ malāībarf |
| Kiswahili | aiskrimu |
| Português | gelado, sorvete |
| Français | crème glacée, glace |
| Deutsch | Eis, Eiscreme, Speiseeis |
| Italiano | gelato |
| Ελληνικά | παγωτό pagotó |
| Română | înghețată |
| Русский | моро́женое moróženoje |
| Tiếng Việt | kem |
| العربية | بُوظَة būẓa, آيْس كِرِيم ʔāys kirīm, مُثَلَّجَات f pl جِيلَاتِيّ muṯallajāt, دُنْدُرْمَة dundurma |
| עברית | גְּלִידָה glidá |
noun as a portion
| Español | cucurucho |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | アイスクリーム aisukurīmu |
| 中文 | 甜筒 tiántǒng |
| Português | casquinha |
| Français | glace |
| Deutsch | Eis |
| Ελληνικά | παγωτό χωνάκι pagotó chonáki |
| Română | înghețată |
| Русский | моро́женое moróženoje |
| עברית | גָּבִיעַ גְּלִידָה gavía glidá |
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title = {ice cream},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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