popsicle

See also: Popsicle

English

Etymology

A typical popsicle.

From the trade name Popsicle, a blend of (soda) pop or lollipop +‎ Epsicle (original trade name), itself a blend of Epperson (surname of the inventor) +‎ icicle.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɒpsɪkəl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑpsɪkəl/
• Hyphenation: pop‧si‧cle

Noun

popsicle (plural popsicles)

1. (chiefly US, Canada) Frozen fruit juice, flavored sugar water, or the like, on a stick, of a size to be one serving.
2. (figuratively) Something cold or frozen.

   Turn up the thermostat! We're all turning into popsicles in here!

Synonyms

• ice pop (US)
• ice lolly (UK)
• iceblock (Australia)
• icy pole (Australia)
• paddle pop (Australia)

Derived terms

• blow this popsicle stand
• Jesus H. Christ on a popsicle stick

 

Translations

serving of frozen juice on a stick

• Belarusian: фруктовае марозіва (fruktóvaje maróziva)
• Bulgarian: замразен плодов сок m (zamrazen plodov sok)
• Catalan: gelat de gel m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 冰棍 (zh) (bīnggùn), 冰棍兒／冰棍儿 (zh) (bīnggùnr), 冰棒 (zh) (bīngbàng)

• Danish: sodavandsis (da) c, ispind (da) c (ice cream)
• Dutch: waterijs (nl)
• Faroese: íspinnur m
• Finnish: mehujääpuikko (fi), mehujää (fi)
• French: sucette glacée f
• Georgian: ხილის ნაყინი ჯოხზე (xilis naq̇ini ǯoxze)
• German: Eis am Stiel (de) n, Stieleis n, Wassereis (de) n
• Gujarati: બરફગોળો (baraphgoḷo)
• Hebrew: קרטיב (he) (kartív), ארטיק קרח (he) (artík keráḥ), קרחון (he) (karḥon)
• Hungarian: jégkrém (hu)
• Italian: ghiacciolo (it) m
• Japanese: アイスキャンディー (ja) (aisukyandī)
• Korean: 아이스 캔디 (aiseu kaendi)
• Norwegian: saftis m, ispinne m
• Portuguese: picolé (pt) m
• Russian: фрукто́вое моро́женое n (fruktóvoje moróženoje), фрукто́вый лёд n (fruktóvyj ljod)
• Spanish: helado (es) m (de agua), paleta (es), polo (es) m (chiefly Spain)
• Swedish: isglasspinne c, isglass (sv) c
• Tajik: ях об (tg) (yax ob)
• Uyghur: بىڭگۇر (binggur)
• Vietnamese: kem que (vi)