lollipop

• Sustantivo que designa un dulce: bien un caramelo duro, bien un producto de repostería congelado (por ejemplo, un helado), servido en un palito pequeño para mayor comodidad.

A noun referring to a sweet treat, either a piece of hard candy or a frozen confection like ice cream, served on a small stick for easy handling.

1. Frozen treat on a stickA1informal

   A portion of ice cream or flavored water ice that is frozen onto a small wooden stick for easy handling.

   Polo de helado

   • The children enjoyed a strawberry lollipop on a hot summer day.
   • She bought a lemon-flavored lollipop from the ice cream truck.
   • The rainbow-colored lollipop melted quickly in the sun.

   Sinónimosice lollypopsicle

2. Hard candy on a stickA1informal

   A piece of hard candy attached to the end of a stick, designed to be licked or sucked.

   Piruleta

   • The baby was happily sucking on a cherry lollipop.
   • He unwrapped the lollipop and put it in his mouth.
   • The store sells giant lollipops in various fruit flavors.

   Sinónimoslollysucker