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
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ˈice ˌcream, n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Food a frozen mixture eaten as a dessert, made with cream or milk, sugar, and flavoring:[uncountable]He likes vanilla ice cream best.
- a portion or serving of this dessert:[countable]Two ice creams, please.
ice′ cream′,
- Fooda frozen food containing cream or milk and butterfat, sugar, flavoring, and sometimes eggs.
- 1735–45
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- alginic acid
- baked Alaska
- banana split
- bisque
- black
- brick
- bucket
- butter brickle
- buttercream
- butterscotch
- cabinet
- cherries jubilee
- chocolate
- cone
- confectioner
- cornet
- coupe
- cream ice
- dasher
- dessert
- dip
- dope
- double-header
- float
- frappe
- freezer
- frosted
- frozen custard
- gelati
- gelato
- helping
- hokey-pokey
- huge
- ice
- ice lolly
- ice milk
- ice-cream cone
- ice-cream parlor chair
- ice-cream social
- ice-cream suit
- ice-cream supper
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