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sundae

UK/ˈsuːn.deɪ/US/ˈsun.deɪ/
nounB1+Common in everyday speech and writing · #6,752 of 15,258leans spoken

Other forms: sundaes

A sundae is ice cream in a tall glass under sauce and nuts. Order a sundae, a chocolate sundae, an ice cream sundae.

The name is a respelling of Sunday, and the usual story is that laws or custom in parts of America restricted soda fountains on Sundays, so the ice cream was served without the soda — and the spelling was changed to avoid offending anybody.

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Definitions of sundae

  1. 1nounsundaeIce cream served in a glass with sauce and toppings.B1+

    “The kids shared a chocolate sundae with whipped cream and a cherry on top.”

sundae is a dessert.

Where it comes from

A modification of Sunday, from the day the dish was said to have been sold when soda was restricted. The spelling was changed to avoid offence.

Modification of Sunday.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Food & Drink

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sundae in the wild

  • Other brands are marketed as ice cream sundae toppings.

    Chocolate syrup

  • The Golden Opulence Sundae is a sundae that is served by special order at the New York City restaurant Serendipity 3.

    Golden Opulence Sundae

  • In 2007 it was listed in Guinness World Records as the most expensive sundae in the world at a price of US$1,000.

    Golden Opulence Sundae

  • The bacon sundae is a sundae prepared using typical sundae ingredients and bacon.

    Bacon sundae

  • The dessert is similar to the American sundae.

    Dame blanche (dessert)

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.