ice cream

• ice-cream, icecream

Lexicalization of a reduced pronunciation of iced cream with regular deletion of -d before a cluster, from iced +‎ cream. Compare mash potato.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌaɪsˈkɹiːm/, /ˈaɪsˌkɹiːm/
• enPR: īs'krēm, IPA^(key): /ˈaɪs.kɹiːm/

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• enPR: īskrēm', IPA^(key): /aɪsˈkɹiːm/
• Rhymes: -iːm

ice cream (countable and uncountable, plural ice creams)

2. (uncountable) A dessert made from frozen sweetened cream or a similar substance, usually flavoured.

   Strawberries are particularly delicious with ice cream.

   We were having a chocolate ice cream.

   • 2025 July 11, Amina Lake Patel, “I’ve used the Ninja Creami Deluxe ice cream maker that’s all over TikTok for a year. Here’s my review”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     There’s a good chance you’ve heard of the Ninja Creami by now. The original version of the ice cream maker has been around since 2021, but thanks to TikTok, it’s been one of the buzziest kitchen appliances lately.

3. (countable) A portion of ice cream on a stick, in a cup or in a wafer cone.

   Can I have some money for an ice cream, Mum?

4. (slang, uncountable) The drug methamphetamine.

• (dessert): iced cream (dated), frozen cow juice
• (in a wafer cone): cone, cornet, ice cream cone, ice-cream cornet

• ice cream on Wikipedia.Wikipedia