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ijsco

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From IJsco, clipping of IJscompagnie (ijs (ice cream, ice) + compagnie (company)), used for several ice cream companies in the Netherlands in the 1910s and 1920s (first in Amsterdam in 1913). First attested as a common noun in 1918.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɛi̯s.koː/
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  • Hyphenation: ijs‧co

Noun

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ijsco c (plural ijsco's, diminutive ijscootje n)

  1. (Netherlands, slightly dated in some areas) an ice cream
    Synonym: ijsje
    • 1918 August 13, E.A. Couvee, “Ingezonden stukken”, in Bredasche courant, volume 128, number 102, page 2:
      U moet n.l. weten, dat dezen door de directrice en vrouw Mathijsen meermalen waren onthaald op ritten in de Rodelbaan[,] koek, ijsco's enz., en dat genoemde Meeuwis reeds zorgde voor ritten in de caroussel, in ruil voor water uit de Centrale Keuken.
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Derived terms

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