noun
sundae
SUHN-day
Sundae (noun) means a dessert of ice cream topped with things like syrup, fruit, or nuts. Example: “We ordered a chocolate fudge sundae after dinner.”
noun
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A dessert of ice cream topped with things like syrup, fruit, or nuts.
"We ordered a chocolate fudge sundae after dinner."
"The ice-cream parlour makes a huge banana sundae."
"Dine-and-dashed for an ice cream sundae. I did it two or three times a month. Kept it to a hot fudge sundae—never real food or anything like that."
— Kevin Morris, All Joe Knight (2016)
How to use sundae
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn ice cream dessert loaded with toppings.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
ice cream sundae
hot fudge sundae
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Word forms
- Plural
- sundaes
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Etymology
Thought to be a playful respelling of "Sunday," possibly linked to selling ice cream as a treat on that day.
Synonyms
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ice-cream sundae
Rhymes for sundae
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What does “sundae” mean?
The word “sundae” means a dessert of ice cream topped with things like syrup, fruit, or nuts. In plain terms, an ice cream dessert loaded with toppings.
How do you pronounce “sundae”?
“Sundae” is pronounced SUHN-day (/ˈsʌn.deɪ/ in IPA).
How do you use “sundae” in a sentence?
Here is “sundae” used in a sentence: “We ordered a chocolate fudge sundae after dinner.”
What part of speech is “sundae”?
“Sundae” is a noun.
