Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ice bag

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.58 in modern English

Syllables
ice bag
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A waterproof bag with a wide-mouthed stopper designed to hold ice, for service as an ice pack.

noun

A thin plastic bag, of varying sizes, used primarily for freezing water to be sold as ice.

Etymology

From ice + bag. The second sense is possibly a calque of a Philippine language.

Inflected Forms

ice bags (plural) icebag (alternative)

Synonyms

ice pack

Questions

What does ice bag mean?
A waterproof bag with a wide-mouthed stopper designed to hold ice, for service as an ice pack.
Where does ice bag come from?
From ice + bag. The second sense is possibly a calque of a Philippine language.

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