Aisu
アイス (Aisu) is a Japanese noun meaning “ice, ice cream, ice pop, ice lolly”.
Meanings
- nounice
- nounice cream
- nounice pop; ice lolly; popsicle
- prenominalcold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee)
- nounice (stimulant drug)
- nounusurer; usury; loansharkingEdo-period pun on 高利貸し being homophonous to 氷菓子
Examples
捨てられたアイスのまわりにアリがウヨウヨたかっていた。
The area around the melting ice cream was crawling with ants.
「ご注文は?」「オレンジジュース」「アイス付きで?」「そう」「まいど」
"Your order?" "Orange juice." "With ice?" "Yes." "Thanks for your business."
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).