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noun

en glass

ice cream

En kall och söt efterrätt som ofta görs av mjölk eller frukt och äts i strut eller skål.

Definition & meaning

Glass means ice cream: a frozen sweet food, often made with milk or cream. It can be served in a cone, a bowl, or as a frozen treat on a stick.

Grammar & Word origin

Glass is an en-word: en glass, glassen. The plural is glassar when referring to individual ice creams or frozen treats. As a substance, it is often uncountable.

The word comes from French glace, meaning “ice” or “ice cream.”

Synonyms & antonyms

  • isglass — an ice pop made mainly from water, rather than a general term for ice cream.
  • gräddglass — ice cream made with cream; a more specific type of glass.

There is no direct antonym.

Common phrases & collocations

  • äta glass — to eat ice cream.
  • en kula glass — a scoop of ice cream.
  • glass i strut — ice cream in a cone.

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Examples

Lisa vill ha en del av min glass.noun

Lisa wants a part of my ice cream.

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