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"Ice cream" is a noun which is often translated as "el helado", and "ice" is a noun which is often translated as "el hielo". Learn more about the difference between "ice cream" and "ice" below.
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (culinary)
b. la crema helada (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We went to the ice cream parlor to get some chocolate ice cream.Fuimos a la heladería para comprar crema helada de chocolate.
c. el mantecado (M) (Puerto Rico)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
I always eat ice cream when I visit my granny in Old San Juan.Siempre como mantecado cuando visito a mi abuelita en el Viejo San Juan.
d. la nieve (F) (Mexico)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Mexico
They sell really delicious strawberries-and-cream ice cream at La Michoacana.Venden una nieve de fresa y crema superrica en La Michoacana.
ice(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el hielo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Can I have a glass of water with ice, please?Me da un vaso de agua con hielo, ¿por favor?
The roofs of the houses were covered with ice.Los tejados de las casas estaban cubiertos de hielo.
a. la nieve (F) (water based) (Mexico)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Mexico
Man, it's hot! There's a place around here where we can get some really good pineapple ice.¡Qué calor! Hay un lugar por aquí donde podemos tomar una nieve de piña buenísima.
a. el helado (M) (milk based)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Do we have any more chocolate ice?¿Tenemos más helado de chocolate?
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (to cool)
5. (culinary)
a. glasear
Now that the cake is cool, we are going to ice it.Ahora que está frío el pastel, vamos a glasearlo.
