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Ice cream in Hebrew is גְּלִידָה (glidá).

It can also be said גביע גלידה, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

גְּלִידָה
glidá
noun · feminine
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In English

ice cream

/ˌaɪsˈkɹiːm/ /ˈaɪsˌkɹiːm/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with I

These are the Hebrew words for ice cream as a noun.

dessert

  • גְּלִידָהגלידהglidáfeminine

as a portion

  • גָּבִיעַ גְּלִידָהגביע גלידהgavía glidá

This is more about the Hebrew word גְּלִידָה.

Written with vowel points
גְּלִידָה
Written without vowel points
גלידה
Said
glidá
Plural
גְּלִידוֹת

These words come before and after ice cream in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨ice cream⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨ice cream⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨ice cream⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨גְּלִידָה⁩, said glidá. Without vowel points it is written ⁨גלידה⁩. Its plural is ⁨גְּלִידוֹת⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨ice cream⁩?

Besides ⁨גלידה⁩, ⁨ice cream⁩ can be said ⁨גָּבִיעַ גְּלִידָה⁩ (gavía glidá), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨גלידה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨גלידה⁩ is feminine.

How is ⁨ice cream⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨ice cream⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˌaɪsˈkɹiːm/, /ˈaɪsˌkɹiːm/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry ice cream and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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