"sundae" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsʌn.deɪ/, /ˈsʌn.di/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sundae1.wav Forms: sundaes [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌndeɪ, -ʌndi Etymology: Modification of Sunday. Etymology templates: {{wp}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} sundae (plural sundaes)
  1. (originally US) A dessert consisting of ice cream with various toppings. Derived forms: ice cream sundae, tin roof sundae Translations (ice cream dessert): мелба (melba) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 新地 (alt: san¹ dei⁶⁻²) (Chinese Cantonese), 雪糕新地 (alt: syut³ gou¹ san¹ dei⁶⁻²) (Chinese Cantonese), 聖代 /圣代 (shèngdài) (Chinese Mandarin), 新地 (xīndì) (Chinese Mandarin), zmrzlinový pohár (Czech), jäätelöannos (Finnish), sundae (Finnish), sundae [masculine] (French), Eisbecher [masculine] (German), サンデー (sandē) (Japanese), パフェ (pafe) (Japanese), सन्डे (sanḍe) [masculine] (Marathi), sundae [masculine] (Portuguese), са́ндей (sándej) [masculine] (Russian), sundae [common-gender] (Swedish), ซันเด (san-dee) (Thai), kem mứt (Vietnamese), סאָנדיי (sondey) [masculine] (Yiddish)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈsuːn.deɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsun.deɪ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sundae2.wav
Rhymes: -uːndeɪ Etymology templates: {{wp|soondae}} Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} sundae (uncountable)
  1. Alternative form of soondae (“Korean dish made with intestines”). Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: soondae (extra: Korean dish made with intestines)
    Sense id: en-sundae-en-noun-OW8xxW1y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    "Rhymes:English/uːndeɪ/2 syllables",
    "en:Desserts",
    "en:Ice cream"
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "soondae"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "wp"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "sundae (uncountable)",
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    }
  ],
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        "sun",
        "dae"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "Korean dish made with intestines",
          "word": "soondae"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of soondae (“Korean dish made with intestines”)."
      ],
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          "soondae",
          "soondae#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsuːn.deɪ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsun.deɪ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːndeɪ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sundae"
}

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