glaçage
/ɡla.saʒ/masculine
The French word for icing is glaçage.
glaçage is a masculine noun used to refer to a sweet glaze used for baked goods.
Meaning: sweet glaze used for baked goods (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
As a masculine noun, glaçage is used with the masculine definite article le or the masculine indefinite article un. To describe the action of applying icing, you can use the related verb glacer.
How do you pronounce it?
The word has two syllables and is pronounced /ɡla.saʒ/.
Did you know?
- In a French kitchen, the term glacer can also refer to a technique of reducing a pan sauce until it becomes thick and shiny, regardless of whether it is sweet.
- Outside the kitchen, glaçage is used in cosmetics to describe the 'glossy' finish on lipsticks or nail polish.
- The word glaçage shares a linguistic root with glaçon, which is the French word for 'ice cube'.
Examples in context
- Sur le gâteau, il ne manque que le glaçage.Only the icing is missing from the cake.This sentence is useful for demonstrating how to use glaçage when discussing a cake.Tatoeba #4472202 by Petrus, translation #4455217 by bandeirante
- Bonjour, je voudrais un gâteau avec du glaçage à la vanille, s'il vous plaît.Hello, I would like a cake with vanilla icing, please.
- Le pâtissier utilise du fondant pour décorer les éclairs.The pastry chef uses icing to decorate the éclairs.
- J'adore le nappage au chocolat sur les beignets.I love chocolate icing on donuts.
- Le boulanger a ajouté un nappage au citron sur les tartes.The baker added a lemon glaze to the tarts.
- Le wedding cake a un magnifique glaçage aux fruits rouges.The wedding cake has a beautiful red fruit icing.
- Le glaçage est très sucré.The icing is very sweet.
- J'aime le glaçage au chocolat.I love the chocolate icing.
Example conversation
Lucas and Emma are looking at a cake in a bakery.
- LucasRegarde ce magnifique glaçage rose.Look at this beautiful pink icing.
- EmmaIl a l'air délicieux, Lucas.It looks delicious, Lucas.
- LucasEst-ce que le glaçage est trop épais ?Is the icing too thick?
- EmmaNon, il est parfait.No, it is perfect.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “icing” translations and entries glaçage, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
