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VocabJLPT N1

(ice cream) cone

Noun

Definitions

1. (ice cream) cone
2. (speaker) cone
3. (traffic) cone

This katakana noun can refer to either a cone shape, such as a traffic cone or an ice cream cone, or to corn the vegetable, depending on context. Learners should pay attention to the surrounding context to determine which meaning is intended.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

"The smell of a cone takes me right back to summer," she said.

Sentence 2

On another note, should we increase the cone order compared to last month?

Sentence 3

For some reason the cones were sold out, so I switched to a cup.

Sentence 4

The new employee replied, "I'll check the cone inventory right away."

Sentence 5

Alright, today I'm eating this cone all the way to the bottom without dropping a crumb.