Phrase guide

shaved ice

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of various desserts that incorporate finely crushed or shaved ice and a sweet syrup.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The finely crushed ice itself.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: ရေခဲခြစ် (rehkai:hkrac) — jellylike dessert
  • Burmese: ရေခဲပေါက်စီ (rehkai:paukci) — jellylike dessert
  • Burmese: ရေခဲပလုတ်တုတ် (rehkai:pa.luttut) — jellylike dessert
  • Chinese: 礤霜 — jellylike dessert
  • Chinese: 礤冰 (zh-min-nan) — jellylike dessert
  • Chinese Mandarin: 刨冰 刨雪 (bàobīng) — jellylike dessert
  • Indonesian: es serut — jellylike dessert
  • Japanese: かき氷 (kakigōri) — jellylike dessert
  • Korean: 빙수 (bingsu) — jellylike dessert
  • Polish: deser z pokruszonego lodu i syropu owocowego — jellylike dessert
  • Thai: น้ําแข็งไส (nám-kɛ̌ng-sǎi) — jellylike dessert
  • Vietnamese: đá bào — jellylike dessert