Ice Cream Cone Definition and Usage

Meaning 1：ice cream cone (Ice cream cone)

Ice cream cone 🔊

/ˌaɪs ˈkriːm ˌkoʊn/

A crispy, cone-shaped biscuit that you can hold in your hand, with ice cream on top.

ice cream cone 🔊

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/ˌaɪs ˈkriːm ˌkoʊn/

A dessert consisting of a scoop of ice cream placed on top of a cone-shaped, crispy biscuit, typically eaten by hand.

📁 Category：Diet & Health 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Compound of 'ice cream' (frozen dairy dessert) and 'cone' (conical wafer).

💡 Mnemonic

Think of a cone as a crunchy cup for your favorite frozen treat. Ice + cream + cone = portable happiness!

📖 Example

On a hot summer day, nothing beats a cold ice cream cone with chocolate sprinkles. 🔊 On a hot summer day, nothing beats a cold ice cream cone with chocolate sprinkles.

🔗 Collocations

chocolate ice cream cone – A cone filled with chocolate ice cream.

sugar cone – A type of cone made with sugar for extra sweetness.

drippy ice cream cone – An ice cream cone where the ice cream is melting and dripping.

🔄 Synonyms

cone of ice cream (n.) – A serving of ice cream in a cone-shaped wafer.

ice cream on a cone (n.) – An ice cream dessert served in a cone.

🚫 Antonyms

ice cream in a bowl (n.) – Ice cream served in a dish or bowl, not in a cone.

ice cream sundae (n.) – Ice cream topped with syrup, nuts, and whipped cream, served in a dish.

🌱 Derivatives

cone (n.) – The edible, cone-shaped container for ice cream.

ice cream (n.) – A frozen dairy dessert.

📖 Cultural Story

The ice cream cone was popularized at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. A vendor named Ernest Hamwi used waffles to hold ice cream, creating the first cone.