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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ice candy

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.21 in modern English

Syllables
ice -can-dy
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of freeze pop, frozen fruit juice or flavored ice in a tube.

Etymology

Calque of Japanese アイスキャンディー (aisukyandī, literally “ice candy”), a Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from ice + candy.

Synonyms

freeze pop frozen fruit juice or flavored ice in a tube

Questions

What does ice candy mean?
Synonym of freeze pop, frozen fruit juice or flavored ice in a tube.
Where does ice candy come from?
Calque of Japanese アイスキャンディー (aisukyandī, literally “ice candy”), a Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from ice + candy.

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