ice cream

American  

noun

1. a frozen food containing cream or milk and butterfat, sugar, flavoring, and sometimes eggs.

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ice cream British  

noun

1. 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

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Etymology

Origin of ice cream

First recorded in 1735–45

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Compare meaning

How does ice-cream compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• sorbet vs. ice cream
• custard vs. ice cream
• ice milk vs. ice cream
• frozen custard vs. ice cream

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Example Sentences

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ice cream

Smaller drone delivery services are popping up too: in some US cities, customers can order flying treats from their local pizza joint or ice cream parlour.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Broadus is the creative director of Snoop Dogg’s ice cream company Dr. Bombay.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

Someone could usually be counted on to bring ice cream from the shop down the street, and I encouraged everyone to bring plastic tubs or thermoses for leftovers.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

The senior official also said China agreed to lower tariffs for roughly 4 billion euros of EU goods shipped to China including auto parts, footwear, ice cream and olive oil.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

In reality, I’m thinking about the last time I ate cookies-and.cream ice cream.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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