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choc-ice

choc-ice

7.1
A bar of vanilla ice cream covered in chocolate
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃɑk aɪs/
  • UK
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  • She bought a choc-ice from the corner shop to enjoy on the walk home.

Examples

  • As a child, my favorite treat was a choc-ice on a summer day.

  • Would you like a choc-ice or a regular ice lolly for dessert?

  • I love a cold choc-ice on hot days.

  • Would you like a choc-ice for dessert?

  • On hot summer afternoons, nothing beats a choc-ice while lounging in the garden.

  • After dinner, he treated himself to a refreshing choc-ice as a sweet indulgence.

  • At the picnic, everyone enjoyed their choc-ice while chatting and laughing together.

Synonyms

ice cream
vschoc-ice
403 1.0

A cold sweet treat made from milk or cream in different flavors

is a specific single serve vanilla block covered in chocolate

Surface Forms

choc-ice singular
choc-ices plural

Morphology

choc-ice = chocolate + ice (transparent) = choc + ice

The word is a clear compound of 'choc' (short for chocolate) and 'ice', directly describing the product.

Etymology

Choc-ice comes from joining choc, short for 'chocolate', and ice, meaning 'ice cream'. So a choc-ice is exactly a block of ice cream covered in chocolate.