Meanings
plural ice cream cones · alternative ice-cream cone · alternative icecream cone
- An edible holder, usually sweet and usually a baked good, for ice cream.
They've still got plenty of ice cream left, but they're out of ice cream cones, so they're serving only in paper cups right now.
Synonyms: cone, cornet, ice-cream cornet, poke
- broadlyAny sweet, edible cone or half-open cylinder which can be used in this fashion; often made with wafer or waffle techniques.
Synonyms: cone, cornet, ice-cream cornet, poke
- Such a holder filled with ice cream.
We bought some ice cream cones from the ice cream van in the park.
Synonyms: cone, ice cream[Appendix:Glossary, cornet, ice-cream cornet, poke
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn edible holder, usually sweet and usually a baked good, for ice cream.
nounA thin, conical confection baked from crepe batter, sealed at its apex, used to hold ice cream while it is being eaten.
nounAny sweet, edible cone or half-open cylinder which can be used in this fashion; often made with wafer or waffle techniques.
nounSuch a holder filled with ice cream.
Translations
Catalan cucurutxo, cucurull
- cucurutxoconical confection for holding ice cream
- cucurullconical confection for holding ice cream
Chinese Mandarin 雪糕筒
- 雪糕筒conical confection for holding ice cream
Czech kornout
- kornoutconical confection for holding ice cream
Danish isvaffel, isvaffel
- isvaffelconical confection for holding ice cream
- isvaffelcone filled with ice cream
- vaffeliscone filled with ice cream
Dutch hoorntje
- hoorntjeconical confection for holding ice cream
Finnish tötterö, tuutti
- tötteröconical confection for holding ice cream
- tuutticonical confection for holding ice cream
- jäätelötötteröcone filled with ice cream
- vohveliany edible container used to hold ice cream
French cornet de glace
- cornet de glaceconical confection for holding ice cream
German Eiswaffel, Eistüte
- Eiswaffelconical confection for holding ice cream
- Eistüteconical confection for holding ice cream
- Cornetconical confection for holding ice cream
- Stanitzelconical confection for holding ice cream
- Hörnchenconical confection for holding ice cream
Greek χωνάκι, παγωτό χωνάκι
- χωνάκι (chonáki)conical confection for holding ice cream
- παγωτό χωνάκι (pagotó chonáki)cone filled with ice cream
Hungarian tölcsér
- tölcsérconical confection for holding ice cream
Icelandic brauðform
- brauðformconical confection for holding ice cream
Irish coirceog reoiteoige, cón uachtar reoite
- coirceog reoiteoigeconical confection for holding ice cream
- cón uachtar reoiteconical confection for holding ice cream
- coirceog reoiteoigecone filled with ice cream
Italian cono gelato, cono gelato
- cono gelatoconical confection for holding ice cream
- cono gelatocone filled with ice cream
- cialdaany edible container used to hold ice cream
Japanese アイスクリームコーン
- アイスクリームコーン (aisu kurīmu kōn)conical confection for holding ice cream
Korean 아이스크림 콘
- 아이스크림 콘 (aiseukeurim kon)conical confection for holding ice cream
Malay kon aiskrim, kerucut aiskrim
- kon aiskrimconical confection for holding ice cream
- kerucut aiskrimconical confection for holding ice cream
Norwegian Bokmål kremmerhus, strut
- kremmerhusconical confection for holding ice cream
- strutconical confection for holding ice cream
- iskjeksconical confection for holding ice cream
- iskremkjeksconical confection for holding ice cream
- vaffelkjeksconical confection for holding ice cream
- is i kjekscone filled with ice cream
- iskjeksany edible container used to hold ice cream
- iskremkjeksany edible container used to hold ice cream
- vaffelkjeksany edible container used to hold ice cream
Polish rożek, rożek
- rożekconical confection for holding ice cream
- rożekcone filled with ice cream
- rożekany edible container used to hold ice cream
Portuguese casquinha
- casquinhaconical confection for holding ice cream
Russian рожо́к, тру́бочка
- рожо́к (rožók)conical confection for holding ice cream
- тру́бочка (trúbočka)conical confection for holding ice cream
- рожо́к (rožók)cone filled with ice cream
- рожо́к (rožók)any edible container used to hold ice cream
Slovak kornút
- kornútconical confection for holding ice cream
Spanish cucurucho, alcartaz
- cucuruchoconical confection for holding ice cream
- alcartazconical confection for holding ice cream
- cambuchoconical confection for holding ice cream
Swedish glasstrut, strut
- glasstrutconical confection for holding ice cream
- strutconical confection for holding ice cream
- våfflaconical confection for holding ice cream
- glasstrutcone filled with ice cream
- strutcone filled with ice cream
- behållareany edible container used to hold ice cream
- trågany edible container used to hold ice cream
- båtany edible container used to hold ice cream
Tagalog apa
- apaconical confection for holding ice cream
Turkish külah
- külahconical confection for holding ice cream
Ukrainian ріжо́к, тру́бочка
- ріжо́к (rižók)conical confection for holding ice cream
- тру́бочка (trúbočka)conical confection for holding ice cream
Yiddish קאָנוסל, אײַזקרעם־קאָנוסל
- קאָנוסל (konusl)conical confection for holding ice cream
- אײַזקרעם־קאָנוסל (ayzkrem-konusl)conical confection for holding ice cream
- קאָנוסל (konusl)cone filled with ice cream
- אײַזקרעם־קאָנוסל (ayzkrem-konusl)cone filled with ice cream
- קאָנוסל (konusl)any edible container used to hold ice cream
- אײַזקרעם־קאָנוסל (ayzkrem-konusl)any edible container used to hold ice cream
Cite this entry
ice cream cone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ice%20cream%20cone
“ice cream cone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ice%20cream%20cone. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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