Phrase guide

ice cream cone

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An edible holder, usually sweet and usually a baked good, for ice cream.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • They've still got plenty of ice cream left, but they're out of ice cream cones, so they're serving only in paper cups right now.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cone, cornet, ice-cream cornet, poke

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An edible holder, usually sweet and usually a baked good, for ice cream.

A thin, conical confection baked from crepe batter, sealed at its apex, used to hold ice cream while it is being eaten.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: strictly

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cone, cornet, ice-cream cornet, poke

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An edible holder, usually sweet and usually a baked good, for ice cream.

Any sweet, edible cone or half-open cylinder which can be used in this fashion; often made with wafer or waffle techniques.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cone, cornet, ice-cream cornet, poke

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Such a holder filled with ice cream.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • We bought some ice cream cones from the ice cream van in the park.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cone, ice cream[Appendix:Glossary, cornet, ice-cream cornet, poke

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

70 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Central Bikol: apa — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Catalan: cucurutxo — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Catalan: cucurull — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Cebuano: apa — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Chinese Mandarin: 雪糕筒 — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Czech: kornout — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Danish: isvaffel — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Dutch: hoorntje — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Faroese: kramarhús — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Finnish: tötterö — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Finnish: tuutti — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • French: cornet de glace — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • German: Eiswaffel — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • German: Eistüte — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • German: Cornet — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • German: Stanitzel — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • German: Hörnchen — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Greek: χωνάκι (chonáki) — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Hungarian: tölcsér — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Icelandic: brauðform — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Irish: coirceog reoiteoige — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Irish: cón uachtar reoite — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Italian: cono gelato — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Japanese: アイスクリームコーン (aisu kurīmu kōn) — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Korean: 아이스크림 콘 (aiseukeurim kon) — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Macedonian: корне́т (kornét) — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Malay: kon aiskrim — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Malay: kerucut aiskrim — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vaffelkjeks — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vaffelkjeks — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Polish: rożek — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Portuguese: casquinha — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Russian: рожо́к (rožók) — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Russian: тру́бочка (trúbočka) — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Serbo-Croatian: ко̀рнет — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Serbo-Croatian: kòrnet — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Slovak: kornút — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Spanish: cucurucho — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Spanish: alcartaz — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Spanish: cambucho — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Swedish: glasstrut — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Swedish: strut — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Swedish: våffla — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Tagalog: apa — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Turkish: külah — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Ukrainian: ріжо́к (rižók) — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Ukrainian: тру́бочка (trúbočka) — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Yiddish: קאָנוסל (konusl) — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Yiddish: אײַזקרעם־קאָנוסל (ayzkrem-konusl) — conical confection for holding ice cream
  • Finnish: vohveli — any edible container used to hold ice cream
  • Italian: cialda — any edible container used to hold ice cream
  • Polish: rożek — any edible container used to hold ice cream
  • Russian: рожо́к (rožók) — any edible container used to hold ice cream
  • Swedish: behållare — any edible container used to hold ice cream
  • Swedish: tråg — any edible container used to hold ice cream
  • Swedish: båt — any edible container used to hold ice cream
  • Yiddish: קאָנוסל (konusl) — any edible container used to hold ice cream
  • Yiddish: אײַזקרעם־קאָנוסל (ayzkrem-konusl) — any edible container used to hold ice cream
  • Danish: isvaffel — cone filled with ice cream
  • Danish: vaffelis — cone filled with ice cream
  • Finnish: jäätelötötterö — cone filled with ice cream
  • Greek: παγωτό χωνάκι (pagotó chonáki) — cone filled with ice cream
  • Irish: coirceog reoiteoige — cone filled with ice cream
  • Italian: cono gelato — cone filled with ice cream
  • Polish: rożek — cone filled with ice cream
  • Russian: рожо́к (rožók) — cone filled with ice cream
  • Swedish: glasstrut — cone filled with ice cream
  • Swedish: strut — cone filled with ice cream
  • Yiddish: קאָנוסל (konusl) — cone filled with ice cream
  • Yiddish: אײַזקרעם־קאָנוסל (ayzkrem-konusl) — cone filled with ice cream