Frosting Meaning in English

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Definición

A sweet, creamy topping used to cover or decorate cakes, cupcakes, or cookies.

Uso & Matices

Mostly used in American English; British English usually says 'icing' for the same concept, though 'frosting' is thicker and creamier. Common collocations: 'chocolate frosting', 'vanilla frosting', 'spread the frosting'. Used mainly for cakes and cupcakes.

• Spanish: glaseado - cobertura (de pastel)
• Portuguese (BR): cobertura (de bolo) - glacê
• Portuguese (PT): cobertura (de bolo) - glacê
• Chinese (Simplified): 糖霜 - 糖衣
• Chinese (Traditional): 糖霜 - 糖衣
• Hindi: फ्रॉस्टिंग (केक पर लगाई जाने वाली मीठी परत)
• Arabic: كريمة التزيين (للكعك)
• Bengali: ফ্রস্টিং - ক্রিম (কেকের উপর দেওয়া মিষ্টি স্তর)
• Russian: глазурь - крем (для тортов)
• Japanese: フロスティング - クリーム（ケーキ用）
• Vietnamese: kem phủ bánh - lớp kem (phủ trên bánh)
• Korean: 프로스팅 - 케이크 크림
• Turkish: krema - pasta (kek için) - şekerli kaplama
• Urdu: فرسٹنگ - کیک کا میٹھا کریم
• Indonesian: frosting - krim kue

Oraciones de Ejemplo

The cake has chocolate frosting on top.

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I like vanilla frosting on my cupcakes.

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She spread the frosting evenly on the cake.

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The kids licked the frosting off their fingers after decorating cookies.

natural

Can you make the frosting a bit less sweet next time?

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Honestly, the frosting is the best part of the cake for me.

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