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popsicle.

Frozen fruit juice, flavored sugar water, or the like on a stick.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɒp.sɪ.kəl/UK[ˈpɒp.sɪ.kl̩]UK/ˈpɑp.sɪ.kəl/US[ˈpɑp.sɪ.kl̩]US
  1. Frozen fruit juice, flavored sugar water, or the like on a stick.

    Canada · Philippines · US
  2. Something cold or frozen.

    figuratively
    Turn up the thermostat! We're all turning into popsicles in here!
Where this word comes from

From the trade name Popsicle, a blend of pop (“father”) + Epsicle (original trade name), itself a blend of Epperson (surname of the inventor) + icicle.

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