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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesソフトクリーム
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sofuto kurīmu
"夏にはソフトクリームが食べたくなります。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A type of ice cream that is served directly from a machine and has a soft, creamy texture.
"On a hot summer day, nothing beats a cone of soft-serve ice cream." - 2
Ice cream that is made with a higher air content and lower fat content, resulting in a lighter texture.
"The soft-serve at the fair was a delightful treat that melted in my mouth."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'soft-serve' originated in the United States in the 1930s, combining 'soft' meaning not hard or firm, and 'serve' referring to the act of serving food. It evolved to describe a specific type of ice cream that is dispensed from a machine and is softer than traditional ice cream due to its higher air content and lower fat content.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Soft-Serve" is said worldwide
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crème glacée molle
Transliteration: krem glasé mol
"En été, j'adore manger de la crème glacée molle."
weiche Eiscreme
Transliteration: vaɪçə aɪsˌkʁeːmə
"Im Sommer genieße ich gerne weiche Eiscreme."
gelato morbido
Transliteration: dʒeˈlato ˈmorbidɔ
"Il gelato morbido è perfetto per le giornate calde."
helado suave
Transliteration: eˈlaðo ˈswaβe
"Me encanta el helado suave en el verano."
sorvete cremoso
Transliteration: soʁˈvetʃi kɾeˈmozu
"No verão, eu adoro sorvete cremoso."
नरम आइसक्रीम
Transliteration: naram aaisakreem
"गर्मी में नरम आइसक्रीम खाना बहुत अच्छा लगता है।"
软冰淇淋
Transliteration: ruǎn bīngqílín
"夏天我喜欢吃软冰淇淋。"
부드러운 아이스크림
Transliteration: budeureoun aiseukeulim
"여름에는 부드러운 아이스크림이 최고예요."
ソフトクリーム
Transliteration: sofuto kurīmu
"夏にはソフトクリームが食べたくなります。"
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