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

The city’s best arepas and ice cream are at this Melrose Hill Venezuelan cafe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 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 official said China agreed to lower tariffs on roughly 4 billion euros of EU goods, including auto parts, footwear, ice cream and olive oil.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

"If you start out with pure vanilla ice cream but start mixing in sprinkles soon after, it won't be long until you can no longer find any pristine, plain, vanilla ice cream," Zhu said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

It seems like he’d have a much better time if he were watching for the Phanatic, and cheering when the Phillies do well, and begging for ice cream in a baseball helmet bowl or something.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

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