frosting en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɹɒst.ɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈfɹɔst.ɪŋ/ (General-American)
- /ˈfɹɑst.ɪŋ/ (cot-caught-merger)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *prews- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *prustós Proto-Germanic *frustaz Proto-West Germanic *frost Old English frost Middle English frost English frost English -ing English frosting From frost + -ing.
Meanings
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(US, countable, uncountable) Icing, a sweet, often creamy and thick, covering for cakes and other baked goods.
“[…] Cities aren’t like frosted cake — and, anyhow, even the cake didn’t keep very well. I tried it, and it dried up, ’specially the frosting. I reckon the time to take frosting and good times is while they are going; so I want to see all I can now while I’m here.”
1915, Eleanor H. Porter, Pollyanna Grows Up, The Page Company:
- (countable, uncountable) A layer of frost.
- (countable, uncountable) The theft of a car while it is left unattended, especially when its engine is left running in the winter to defrost the car.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| frostings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
frostinged · frosting spatula · frosting on the cake · flood frosting · frostinglike
Synonyms
Translations (3)
gl lazo (a layer of frost) · pl szron (a layer of frost) · cs námraza (a layer of frost)