How to Say "Icing" in Spanish

glaseado

/ɡlaseˈado/masculine

The English word icing is translated into Spanish as glaseado. Wiktionary also lists alcorza.

Meaning: sweet glaze used for baked goods (noun)

Ways to say it

“icing” in Spanish
Spanish	IPA	Note
glaseado	/ɡlaseˈado/	masculine
alcorza	/alˈkoɾθa/ /alˈkoɾsa/	feminine

The term refers to a sweet glaze used for baked goods.

glaseado is the most common term for a thin, liquid-like glaze or a standard icing used on cakes and pastries.

The word glaseado is a masculine noun and requires masculine articles like el or un.

/ɡlaseˈado/

In many Spanish-speaking countries, the word glaseado describes the shiny finish on a donut, but it is also the word used for 'glazed' ham in festive meals.
The word cobertura is used for icing when it acts as a structural 'covering', and this same word is used in Spanish to describe the 'coverage' of an insurance policy or a news story.
The word alcorza for icing descends from the Arabic word al-qurṣa, meaning 'disk'.

Por favor, cubra el pastel con glaseado.
Please cover the cake with icing.
La cobertura de chocolate es perfecta para decorar tus postres.
Chocolate icing is perfect for decorating your desserts.
Este donut tiene un delicioso baño de azúcar.
This donut has a delicious sugar coating.
El glaseado de chocolate es delicioso.
The chocolate icing is delicious.
¿Prefieres el glaseado blanco o el rosa?
Do you prefer white or pink icing?
Le falta un poco de glaseado al pastel.
The cake is missing a little bit of icing.

Sofía and Alejandro are in a kitchen decorating a cake.

Sofía

Alejandro, ¿puedes traer el glaseado?
Alejandro, can you bring the icing?
Alejandro

Sí, Sofía, aquí tienes el glaseado de limón.
Yes, Sofía, here is the lemon icing.
Sofía

¡Qué bien! Este glaseado se ve muy fresco.
Great! This icing looks very fresh.
Alejandro

Espero que a todos les guste.
I hope everyone likes it.

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