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Häagen-Dazs

/ˈhɑː.ɡənˌdɑːs/

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Hong Kong/ˈhɑː.ɡən.daɪs/

Häagen-Dazs proper noun: ice cream of a certain high-end brand.

Proper noun

Häagen-Dazs

  1. Ice cream of a certain high-end brand.
    • In my depression I was back gorging on two pints of Haagen Dazs a night.1992, James Melson, The Golden Boy, page 194
    • As far as cravings go, she’s taken a somewhat greater-than-normal interest in mashed potatoes and corn, but the governor hasn’t yet made any 2 a.m. runs to Village Pantry for a pint of Haagen-Dazs.1995, Sam Stall, “First Babies”, in Indianapolis Monthly, October 1995, ISSN 0899-0328, page 126

Origin of Häagen-Dazs

Pseudo-loan from Danish. The name was coined by the creator of the brand, who intended it to seem Danish to honour Denmark for aiding Jews during the Holocaust, but to be unique. The words have no meaning and Danish does not actually use the letter ä or the digraph zs. The Hong Kong pronunciation is influenced by Cantonese 哈根大師 /哈根大师 (haa¹ gan¹ daai⁶ si¹).

Questions about Häagen-Dazs

What does Häagen-Dazs mean?
Häagen-Dazs means ice cream of a certain high-end brand.
What part of speech is Häagen-Dazs?
Häagen-Dazs is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Häagen-Dazs?
Häagen-Dazs is pronounced /ˈhɑː.ɡənˌdɑːs/.

Words near Häagen-Dazs in the dictionary

  1. háčky
  2. Hârseni
  3. Hârsești
  4. Hârtibaciu
  5. Hârtiești
  6. Häagen-Dazs
  7. hälleflinta
  8. Hällefors
  9. Hällefors Elkhound
  10. Hällefors Elkhounds
  11. Hällnäs

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