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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessorvete
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sor-vay-tchee
"No verão, gosto de comer sorvete."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A sweetened frozen food typically eaten as a snack or dessert.
"On a hot summer day, nothing beats a scoop of chocolate ice cream." - 2
A dish made from cream or a similar dairy product, often flavored and served in various forms.
"The ice cream sundae is a popular dessert in many restaurants."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the earlier iced cream, attested in English in the mid-17th century, combining the noun ice and cream. Over time, the middle element lost its adjectival -ed ending to form the modern compound noun, referring to the frozen dairy dessert.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ice cream" is said worldwide
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crème glacée
Transliteration: krem glasé
"En été, j'adore manger de la crème glacée."
Eiscreme
Transliteration: ais-kreme
"Im Sommer esse ich gerne Eiscreme."
gelato
Transliteration: je-lah-toh
"In Italia, il gelato è molto popolare."
helado
Transliteration: eh-lah-doh
"Me encanta comer helado en el verano."
sorvete
Transliteration: sor-vay-tchee
"No verão, gosto de comer sorvete."
आइसक्रीम
Transliteration: aaiskriim
"गर्मी में आइसक्रीम खाना बहुत अच्छा लगता है।"
冰淇淋
Transliteration: bīngqílín
"夏天我喜欢吃冰淇淋。"
아이스크림
Transliteration: aiseukeurim
"여름에 아이스크림을 먹는 것을 좋아합니다."
アイスクリーム
Transliteration: aisukurīmu
"夏にはアイスクリームを食べるのが好きです。"
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