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shaved ice

shaved ice noun: any of various desserts that incorporate finely crushed or shaved ice and a sweet syrup.

Noun

shaved ice (countable and uncountable, plural shaved ices)

  1. Any of various desserts that incorporate finely crushed or shaved ice and a sweet syrup.
  2. The finely crushed ice itself.
    • Pour over shaved ice in cocktail glasses and stir briskly.2015, Steve Reddicliffe, The Essential New York Times Book of Cocktails, page 137

shaved ice meaning in Indonesian, Thai, Vietnamese and Myanmar

shaved ice in Indonesian

jellylike dessert
es serut

shaved ice in Thai

jellylike dessert
น้ำแข็งไส nám-kɛ̌ng-sǎi

shaved ice in Vietnamese

jellylike dessert
đá bào

shaved ice in Myanmar

jellylike dessert
ရေခဲခြစ် rehkai:hkrac, ရေခဲပေါက်စီ rehkai:paukci, ရေခဲပလုတ်တုတ် rehkai:pa.luttut

Forms of shaved ice

pluralshaved ices

Questions about shaved ice

What does shaved ice mean?
Shaved ice means any of various desserts that incorporate finely crushed or shaved ice and a sweet syrup.
What is shaved ice in Indonesian?
Shaved ice in Indonesian is es serut. See Shaved ice meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is shaved ice?
Shaved ice is a noun.
What is the plural of shaved ice?
The plural of shaved ice is shaved ices.

Words near shaved ice in the dictionary

  1. shave up
  2. shave-hook
  3. shave-hooks
  4. shaveable
  5. shaved
  6. shaved ice
  7. shaved ices
  8. shaved up
  9. shavee
  10. shavees
  11. shavegrass

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