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icing syringe

icing syringe

5.1
A small kitchen tool with a plunger that you use to put icing on cakes
  • noun
  • /ˈaɪsɪŋ sɪˈraɪndʒ/
  • UK
translation icon : jeringa para glaseado
  • She used an icing syringe to write 'Happy Birthday' on the cake.

Examples

  • After filling the icing syringe, he decorated the cupcakes with delicate swirls.

  • The icing syringe allows you to create intricate patterns with buttercream.

  • I used an icing syringe to decorate the cake.

  • The icing syringes come in various sizes.

  • After filling the icing syringe, she carefully decorated the cookies with intricate designs.

  • He used the icing syringe to create beautiful flowers on top of the cake.

  • The icing syringe is perfect for adding precise details to your pastry decorations.

Synonyms

syringe
vsicing syringe
  • Specialized
99 3.6

A medical tool with a hollow tube and plunger to push or pull liquid from the body

is used in kitchens to apply frosting and decorate cakes and pastries

How Precise

icing syringe
  • UK
5.1
spoon
146 1.0

Surface Forms

icing syringe singular
icing syringes plural

Morphology

icing + syringe

The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'icing' (a sugary coating) with 'syringe' (a plunger-operated tubular tool): it denotes a syringe-like tool used for applying icing. This compound noun follows a transparent English composition pattern (Noun + Noun indicating purpose), and although 'syringe' is often medical, its extension to a kitchen applicator is predictable for learners who know both words.

Etymology

Icing syringe gets its name from how it works: like a medical syringe with a plunger, you push sweet icing through a small tip to draw lines or shapes on a cake. So, imagine squeezing icing like medicine to 'decorate' cakes, and that image explains why the name means a tool for putting icing on cakes with control.