Meanings
sprinkles1
noun
nounsprinkles pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlySmall candy or sugar pieces that are sprinkled over other confections.
He had a double ice cream cone, with sprinkles.
Synonyms: hundreds and thousands, jimmies
verb
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of sprinkle
Sprinkles2
proper noun
- pluralplural of Sprinkle
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSmall candy or sugar pieces that are sprinkled over other confections.
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Translations
Afrikaans strooiversiersel
- strooiversierselsmall candy or sugar pieces as decoration
Czech cukrářské sypání, cukrářské perličky
- cukrářské sypánísmall candy or sugar pieces as decoration
- cukrářské perličkysmall candy or sugar pieces as decoration
Danish krymmel, drys
- krymmelsmall candy or sugar pieces as decoration
- dryssmall candy or sugar pieces as decoration
Dutch hagelslag, spikkels
- hagelslagsmall candy or sugar pieces as decoration
- spikkelssmall candy or sugar pieces as decoration
Finnish nonparelli, strösseli
- nonparellismall candy or sugar pieces as decoration
- strösselismall candy or sugar pieces as decoration
German Schokostreusel
- Schokostreuselsmall candy or sugar pieces as decoration
Hungarian tortadara
- tortadarasmall candy or sugar pieces as decoration
Icelandic skrautsykur
- skrautsykursmall candy or sugar pieces as decoration
Indonesian meses
- mesessmall candy or sugar pieces as decoration
Italian momperiglia
- momperigliasmall candy or sugar pieces as decoration
Japanese スプリンクル
- スプリンクル (supurinkuru)small candy or sugar pieces as decoration
Polish posypka cukrowa
- posypka cukrowasmall candy or sugar pieces as decoration
Portuguese granulado
- granuladosmall candy or sugar pieces as decoration
Romanian sute și mii
- sute și miismall candy or sugar pieces as decoration
Russian посы́пка
- посы́пка (posýpka)small candy or sugar pieces as decoration
Spanish mostacilla, chispitas
- mostacillasmall candy or sugar pieces as decoration
- chispitassmall candy or sugar pieces as decoration
- grageassmall candy or sugar pieces as decoration
Swedish strössel
- strösselsmall candy or sugar pieces as decoration
Turkish serpinti
- serpintismall candy or sugar pieces as decoration
Cite this entry
APA
sprinkles. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sprinkles
MLA
“sprinkles.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sprinkles. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sprinkles,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sprinkles.
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