sno-cone

Icy carnival refreshment

A sno-cone is a paper cone or cup filled with shaved ice and drenched in flavored syrup—a cheap summer treat sold at fairs, carnivals, and roadside stands.

The ice is coarser than in a snow cone's fancier cousin, the shave ice.

Also spelled snow cone.

flavored

syrup

Thick sugar liquid

strawberry · watermelon · lime · lemon · orange · coconut · mango · pineapple · rainbow · bubblegum

summer

fairground

Outdoor amusement venue

festival · county fair · amusement park · food truck · picnic · poolside · vacation · heatwave · cooling off · refreshment

treat

cup

Small drinking container

colorful · bright · cheap · childhood · nostalgia · indulgence · snack · dessert · sweet treat · novelty

frozen

shaved ice

Flavored frozen dessert

icy · slushy · fluffy · granular · fine · powdery · ice block · ice machine · shaver · scrape

variants

piragua

Shaved ice with syrup

halo-halo · agua fresca · leche · condensed milk · red bean · mochi

Categories
Opposites
temperature

sno-conehot cocoa

Heated chocolate beverage

hot chocolate · hot toddy · mulled cider · hot coffee · roasted chestnuts

seasonal association

sno-conehot cocoa

Heated chocolate beverage

mulled wine · hot cider · gingerbread · eggnog · pumpkin spice latte

Family

snow, cone, snows, snowy, snowier, snowiest, snowed, snowing, cones

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G