choc-ice meaning - English dictionary

Noun: A colloquial British term for a specific type of frozen dessert: a bar of ice cream that is coated, typically on all sides except the base, with a layer of chocolate or a chocolate-flavored coating.

This word is used as a countable noun to refer to a single serving of this dessert. It is primarily used in British English and is considered informal or colloquial. * "Would you like a choc-ice from the freezer?" * "The ice cream van sold choc-ices and lollies." * "For dessert, she had a choc-ice."

The term is a fixed compound and is not typically used in figurative or idiomatic expressions. Its usage is almost exclusively literal, referring to the food item itself.

The key characteristic of a choc-ice is the combination of vanilla (or sometimes another flavor) ice cream with a hard chocolate shell. It is distinct from "chocolate ice cream," which is ice cream that is itself chocolate-flavored throughout.