glacê

/ɡlaˈse/

o noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os glacês

Meaning

  1. icing

    • Coloquei glacê no bolo.

      I put icing on the cake.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

geada

Close — both describe a white, sugary-looking coating, icing and frost.

Similar in other languages

English

frosting

Close — icing relates to frosting.

English

frost

Close, figuratively — icing relates to frost.

Practice

1 What does glacê mean?

2 Fill the gap: Coloquei ___ no bolo.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches glacê?

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