ice cream

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ahys kreem]
- /aɪs krim/
- /aɪs kriːm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ahys kreem]
- /aɪs krim/

Definitions of ice cream words

noun ice cream a frozen food containing cream or milk and butterfat, sugar, flavoring, and sometimes eggs. 1
noun ice cream frozen dessert 1
variable noun ice cream Ice cream is a very cold sweet food which is made from frozen cream or a substance like cream and has a flavour such as vanilla, chocolate, or strawberry. 0
countable noun ice cream An ice cream is an amount of ice cream sold in a small container or a cone made of thin biscuit. 0
noun ice cream a kind of sweetened frozen liquid, properly made from cream and egg yolks but often made from milk or a custard base, flavoured in various ways 0
noun ice cream a rich, sweet, creamy frozen food made from variously flavored cream and milk products churned or stirred to a smooth consistency during the freezing process and often containing gelatin, eggs, fruits, nuts, etc. 0

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Origin of ice cream

First appearance:

before 1735

One of the 48% newest English words

First recorded in 1735-45

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Parts of speech for Ice cream

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Full grammatical hierarchy of Ice cream

ice cream popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for ice cream

noun ice cream

ice — the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
sherbet — a frozen fruit-flavored mixture, similar to an ice, but with milk, egg white, or gelatin added.
sorbet — sherbet (defs 1, 3).
gelato — a rich ice cream, made with eggs and usually containing a relatively low percentage of butterfat.
ice milk — a frozen food similar to ice cream but made with skim milk.

All 5 Synonyms of ice cream