noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈpɒp.sɪ.kəl/
UK:[ˈpɒp.sɪ.kl̩]
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US:/ˈpɑp.sɪ.kəl/
US:[ˈpɑp.sɪ.kl̩]
CMU ARPABET:P AA1 P S IH0 K AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A Popsicle brand popsicle, a type of ice lolly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Frozen fruit juice, flavored sugar water, or the like on a stick.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, Philippines, US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Something cold or frozen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
Turn up the thermostat! We're all turning into popsicles in here!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
in England a popsicle is called an ice lolly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ice lolly, lolly, lollipop
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: frozen dessert
History
Etymology
Blend of pop (“father”) + Epsicle, from Epperson + icicle. Named after Frank Epperson, its inventor. The inventor's children renamed it Popsicle, from Pop's 'sicle.
From the trade name Popsicle, a blend of pop (“father”) + Epsicle (original trade name), itself a blend of Epperson (surname of the inventor) + icicle.
Across languages
Translations
51 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
фруктовае марозіва
(fruktóvaje maróziva)
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Bulgarian:
ле́дена близа́лка
(lédena blizálka)
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Catalan:
gelat de gel
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Chinese Cantonese:
雪條 /雪条
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Chinese Mandarin:
冰棍
(bīnggùn)
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Chinese Mandarin:
冰棍兒 /冰棍儿
(bīnggùnr)
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Chinese Mandarin:
冰棒
(bīngbàng)
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Danish:
sodavandsis
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Danish:
ispind
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Dutch:
waterijs
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Faroese:
íspinnur
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Finnish:
mehujääpuikko
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Finnish:
mehujää
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
French:
sucette glacée
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Georgian:
ხილის ნაყინი ჯოხზე
(xilis naq̇ini ǯoxze)
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
German:
Eis am Stiel
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
German:
Stieleis
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
German:
Wassereis
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Gujarati:
બરફગોળો
(baraphgoḷo)
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Hebrew:
אַרְטִיק
(artík)
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Hebrew:
קרטיב
(kartív)
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Hebrew:
ארטיק קרח
(artík keráḥ)
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Hebrew:
קרחון
(karḥon)
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Hungarian:
jégkrém
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Icelandic:
íspinni
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Icelandic:
frostpinni
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Italian:
ghiacciolo
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Japanese:
アイスキャンディー
(aisukyandī)
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Japanese:
アイスケーキ
(aisu kēki)
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Korean:
아이스 캔디
(aiseu kaendi)
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Latin:
glaciatus conus
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Malay:
ais loli
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Māori:
poro tio
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Norwegian:
saftis
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Norwegian:
ispinne
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Pohnpeian:
aiskehki
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Polish:
lód na patyku
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Portuguese:
picolé
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Romanian:
înghețată pe băț
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Russian:
фрукто́вое моро́женое
(fruktóvoje moróženoje)
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Russian:
фрукто́вый лёд
(fruktóvyj ljod)
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Spanish:
helado (de agua)
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Spanish:
paleta
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Spanish:
polo
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Spanish:
loli
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Spanish:
picolé
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Swedish:
isglasspinne
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Swedish:
isglass
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Tajik:
ях об
(yax ob)
— frozen juice &c. on a stick
Uyghur:
بىڭگۇر
(binggur)
— frozen juice &c. on a stick