How do you spell the plural of ice cream sundae?

Q: Why is Sunday and sundae spelled differently?

Plainfield, Illinois Sonntag created the dish after the urgings of patrons to serve something different. He named it the sonntag after himself, and since Sonntag means Sunday in German, the name was translated to Sunday, and later was spelled sundae.

Q: Is it ice cream sundae or Sunday?

The correct spelling is ice cream sundae.” Yes, it is likely related to a day of the week, but it should not be spelled that way (anymore). An ice cream Sunday” might be a lovely Sunday (as in the day of the week) when one gets a special ice cream treat, but its not the name of that treat.

Q: Is sundae spelled with a capital S?

A common English noun, sundae” is the name of a sweet dessert. Usually, it is made out of ice cream, and mixed with fruit and nuts. Hence, you dont have to write the word with a capital letter unless its the first word in a sentence.

sundae /ˈsʌnˌdeɪ/ noun

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Origin of sundae
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Word Origin for sundae
How do you pluralize ice cream?
Why is Sunday and sundae spelled differently?
Is it ice cream sundae or Sunday?
Is sundae spelled with a capital S?

plural sundaes

sundae

/ˈsʌnˌdeɪ/

noun

plural sundaes

Britannica Dictionary definition of SUNDAE

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: a dessert of ice cream that is topped with a sweet sauce, nuts, whipped cream, etc.

a hot-fudge sundae

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noun

ice cream served with syrup poured over it, and often other toppings, as whipped cream, chopped nuts, or fruit.

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Origin of sundae

1890–95, Americanism; perhaps special use of Sunday (with distinctive spelling)

Words nearby sundae

Sunbury-on-Thames, sunchoke, sun cream, sun-cured, Sund., sundae, Sunda Islands, sun dance, Sundanese, Sunda Strait, Sunday

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How to use sundae in a sentence

If you hanker for, say, the painter’s palette of sorbets or world-class ice cream sundae, just ask.
If you find your brown sugar glaze is tasting a bit too much like a caramel sauce better-suited for a towering ice cream sundae, you’ve got to act.
For others, statistics is more like a huge, cherry-topped ice cream sundae they can’t wait to dig into.
But Huckabee (akin to Elizabeth Warren on the left) is like an ice cream sundae.

Now chef Dominique Ansel has created a Pop Art-themed ice cream sundae on sale for one day only in East Hampton.
The sundae is meant to be a delectable marriage of textures: squishy and crunchy.
And including the photo of herself with Rihanna is the cherry on top of a rumor-squashing sundae.
Adam tearfully watching is the misty-eyed cherry on this satisfyingly tear-jerking sundae.
Jessie feared that Belle would overhear the comments of Burd and her chum, and she hurried the eating of her second sundae.
We also had a grand sundae at a wonderful place and came home not a bit hungry for dinner.
Now take the lady outside, smooth her off and regale her with a lovers' sundae.
They divide their time between examining the mahogany victrolae and deciding what kind of sundae they will have for lunch.
"Chop-suey sundae," he announced, after a hasty glance at the printed menu.

British Dictionary definitions for sundae

noun

ice cream topped with a sweet sauce, nuts, whipped cream, etc

Word Origin for sundae

C20: of uncertain origin

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Bulgarian: мелба f (melba)
Chinese: Cantonese: 新地 (san1 dei6-2), 雪糕新地 (syut3 gou1 san1 dei6-2)Mandarin: 聖代 (zh), 圣代 (zh) (shèngdài), 新地 (xīndì)
Czech: zmrzlinový pohár
Finnish: jäätelöannos, sundae
French: sundae (fr) m
German: Eisbecher (de) m

Japanese: サンデー (ja) (sandē), パフェ (ja) (pafe)
Marathi: सन्डे m (sanḍe)
Russian: са́ндей (ru) m (sándej)
Thai: ซันเด (san-dee)
Vietnamese: kem mứt

How do you pluralize ice cream?

ice creams - Simple English Wiktionary.

Why is Sunday and sundae spelled differently?

Plainfield, Illinois Sonntag created the dish "after the urgings of patrons to serve something different." He named it the "sonntag" after himself, and since Sonntag means Sunday in German, the name was translated to Sunday, and later was spelled sundae.

Is it ice cream sundae or Sunday?

The correct spelling is “ice cream sundae.” Yes, it is likely related to a day of the week, but it should not be spelled that way (anymore). An “ice cream Sunday” might be a lovely Sunday (as in the day of the week) when one gets a special ice cream treat, but it's not the name of that treat.

Is sundae spelled with a capital S?

A common English noun, “sundae” is the name of a sweet dessert. Usually, it is made out of ice cream, and mixed with fruit and nuts. Hence, you don't have to write the word with a capital letter unless it's the first word in a sentence.