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sundae

Syllables: sun·dae/ˈsʌn.deɪ//ˈsuːn.deɪ/

sundae noun: a dessert consisting of ice cream with various toppings. Also the alternative form of soondae.

sundae: a dessert consisting of ice cream with various toppings
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Noun

sundae (plural sundaes)

  1. A dessert consisting of ice cream with various toppings.
    • Dine-and-dashed for an ice cream sundae. I did it two or three times a month. Kept it to a hot fudge sundae—never real food or anything like that.2016, Kevin Morris, All Joe Knight, Grove Press, →ISBN, page 48

Also used as

sundae is also the alternative form of soondae.

sundae meaning in Marathi, Thai and Vietnamese

sundae in Marathi

ice cream dessert
सन्डे sanḍe

sundae in Thai

ice cream dessert
ซันเด san-dee

sundae in Vietnamese

ice cream dessert
kem mứt

Examples of sundae in a sentence

  • Can I have some of that stuff on my ice-cream sundae?
  • The ice cream sundae is a popular choice for dessert.
  • The ice cream shop teamed up with the cookie and brownie place next door to create wonderful sundaes.

All 13 example sentences with sundae

Forms of sundae

pluralsundaes

Plural of sundae: sundaes

Origin of sundae

Modification of Sunday.

Words formed from sundae

Words that rhyme with sundae

Questions about sundae

What does sundae mean?
Sundae means a dessert consisting of ice cream with various toppings.
What is sundae in Marathi?
Sundae in Marathi is सन्डे (sanḍe). See Sundae meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is sundae?
Sundae is a noun.
How do you pronounce sundae?
Sundae is pronounced /ˈsʌn.deɪ/.
What is the plural of sundae?
The plural of sundae is sundaes.

Words near sundae in the dictionary

  1. Sunda Islands
  2. Sunda pangolin
  3. Sunda pangolins
  4. Sunda Strait
  5. Sunda Straits
  6. sundae
  7. sundaes
  8. Sundaic
  9. Sundaily
  10. Sundaland
  11. Sundalander

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