If the sprinkles on your child's cupcake are attracted to magnets, they are iron filings and should not be consumed.
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Sprinkles
//ˈspɹɪŋkl̩z//
Synonyms for "sprinkles" (8 found)
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Noun(1 words)
Related words (4)
Noun(4 words)
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23 translations across 18 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- strooiversiersel noun (small candy or sugar pieces as decoration)
Czech
2 entries- cukrářské perličky noun (small candy or sugar pieces as decoration)
- cukrářské sypání noun (small candy or sugar pieces as decoration)
Danish
2 entries- drys noun (small candy or sugar pieces as decoration)
- krymmel noun (small candy or sugar pieces as decoration)
Dutch
2 entries- hagelslag noun (small candy or sugar pieces as decoration)
- spikkels noun (small candy or sugar pieces as decoration)
Finnish
2 entries- nonparelli noun (small candy or sugar pieces as decoration)
- strösseli noun (small candy or sugar pieces as decoration)
German
1 entries- Schokostreusel noun (small candy or sugar pieces as decoration)
Hungarian
1 entries- tortadara noun (small candy or sugar pieces as decoration)
Icelandic
1 entries- skrautsykur noun (small candy or sugar pieces as decoration)
Indonesian
1 entries- meses noun (small candy or sugar pieces as decoration)
Italian
1 entries- momperiglia noun (small candy or sugar pieces as decoration)
Japanese
1 entries- スプリンクル noun (small candy or sugar pieces as decoration)
Polish
1 entries- posypka cukrowa noun (small candy or sugar pieces as decoration)
Portuguese
1 entries- granulado noun (small candy or sugar pieces as decoration)
Romanian
1 entries- sute și mii noun (small candy or sugar pieces as decoration)
Russian
1 entries- посы́пка noun (small candy or sugar pieces as decoration)
Spanish
2 entries- chispitas noun (small candy or sugar pieces as decoration)
- mostacilla noun (small candy or sugar pieces as decoration)
Swedish
1 entries- strössel noun (small candy or sugar pieces as decoration)
Turkish
1 entries- serpinti noun (small candy or sugar pieces as decoration)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
Then she saw her sisters rise from the water, they were as pale as she was, their beautiful long hair no longer floated on the breeze, for it had been cut off. "We have given it to the witch to obtain her help, so that you may not die to-night! she has given us a knife, here it is, look how sharp it is! Before the sun rises, you must plunge it into the prince's heart, and when his warm blood sprinkles your feet they will join together and grow into a tail, and you will once more be a mermaid."
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After the cross is fished out, the priest sprinkles believers with water using a bunch of basil.
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We are eating melba toast with pink sprinkles because it was a girl.
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