snow cone

noun

: granular ice molded into a ball and flavored with a syrup

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Although perhaps some of the choice words that supplied the calculation for the coefficient was directed at the snow cone place that gave you seven snow cones without lids … at a drive thru … in the summer. Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 The fireworks show will begin at 9:30 p.m. Gates will open at 6 p.m. and there will be vendors serving coffee, tacos, smash burgers, barbecue, snow cones and biscuit. Alyssa Cooper, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2025 And a bevy of food trucks, offering everything from juicy sliders to heat-combating snow cones, will be on hand during the fair’s eighth year. Joey Skladany, AFAR Media, 6 June 2025 Ocean Blue During the summer, calming shades of blue may as well be considered neutral given how frequently the color naturally appears in warm-weather activities—cloudless skies, pristine seas, blue-raspberry snow cones—not to mention how effortlessly blues pair with any look. Marianne Mychaskiw, Allure, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for snow cone

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of snow cone was in 1941

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“Snow cone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snow%20cone. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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