ice-cream

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adjective

ˌīs-ˈkrēm How to pronounce ice-cream (audio)
ˈīs-ˌkrēm
: of a color similar to that of vanilla ice cream

ice cream

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noun

ˌīs-ˈkrēm How to pronounce ice cream (audio)
ˈīs-ˌkrēm
: a sweet flavored frozen food containing cream or butterfat and usually eggs

Examples of ice-cream in a Sentence

Noun What flavor of ice cream do you like?
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Adjective
Brandes credits Gigi Campi, an Italian architect and jazz impresario who ran an ice-cream parlor in Cologne that doubled as a music venue, as having built an audience for jazz in the city. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025 The Eagles won the game 28-22 in snowy conditions to advance to the NFC Championship game, so the team memorialized the snow by collecting it, putting it into ice-cream style pints and selling it for the $50 price tag. Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
Save room for a small dish of malai kulfi, a homemade ice cream flavored with cardamom and garnished with almond flakes. Arika Herron, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025 Homemade ice cream made to order topped with local honey is the ideal dessert. Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for ice-cream 

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1874, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1743, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ice-cream was in 1743

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“Ice-cream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice-cream. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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ice cream

noun
(ˈ)ī-ˈskrēm How to pronounce ice cream (audio)
ˈī-ˌskrēm
: a frozen food containing sweetened and flavored cream or butterfat
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