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ice cream

American  

noun

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

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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The menu included a peach ice cream bombe.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

From low-carb ice cream and keto protein bars to "sugar-free" soda, erythritol has become a staple ingredient in many modern foods.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

Sure, the closest grocery store may be leagues away and, yeah, the freezer is stocked with elk meat instead of ice cream.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

It spun off its ice cream business, now known as Magnum Ice Cream, last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The tubs of ice cream look like little spots of color in an orange and white world.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins

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