ijsco

Dutch

Etymology

From IJsco, clipping of IJscompagnie, 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

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

Noun

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

  1. (Netherlands, dated) an ice cream
    • 1918 August 13, E.A. Couvee, "Ingezonden stukken", Bredasche courant, vol. 128, issue 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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    Synonym: ijsje

Derived terms

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