ice cream
noun /ˈaɪs kriːm/
/ˈaɪs kriːm/
(also ice cream
[uncountable, countable] /ˌaɪs ˈkriːm/
especially in British English)- a type of sweet frozen food made from milk fat, tasting of fruit, chocolate, etc. and often eaten as a dessert; a small amount of this food intended for one person, often served in a container made of biscuit that is like a cone in shape
- Desserts are served with cream or ice cream.
- Who wants an ice cream?
- apple pie with ice cream
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- chocolate
- strawberry
- vanilla
- …
- scoop
- carton
- tub
- …
- eat
- have
- melt
- carton
- cone
- sundae
- …
- and ice cream
- with ice cream
Word Originmid 18th cent.: alteration of iced cream.