Italian

Noun

ghiaccia f ‎(plural ghiacce)

1. (archaic) ice
   • 1472, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno, Le Monnier (1994), Canto XXXIV, p. 507, vv. 28-29:

     Lo 'mperador del doloroso regno ¶ da mezzo 'l petto uscia fuor de la ghiaccia;

     The Emperor of the kingdom dolorous ¶ from his mid-breast forth issued from the ice;

2. (rare, foods) icing, frosting

Synonyms

• (ice): ghiaccio
• (frosting): glassa

Etymology 2

Adjective

ghiaccia

1. feminine singular of ghiaccio

Etymology 3

Verb

ghiaccia

1. third-person singular present indicative of ghiacciare
2. second-person singular imperative of ghiacciare