Häagen-Dazs

== English == === Etymology === Pseudo-loan from Danish. The name was coined by the creator of the brand, who intended it to seem Danish to honour Denmark for aiding Jews during the Holocaust, but to be unique. The words have no meaning and Danish does not actually use the letter ä or the digraph zs. The Hong Kong pronunciation is influenced by Cantonese 哈根大師 / 哈根大师 (haa1 gan1 daai6 si1). === Pronunciation === enPR: häʹgəndäs', häʹgəndäz', IPA(key): /ˈhɑː.ɡənˌdɑːs/, /ˈhɑː.ɡənˌdɑːz/ (Hong Kong) IPA(key): /ˈhɑː.ɡən.daɪs/ === Proper noun === Häagen-Dazs Ice cream of a certain high-end brand. 1995, Sam Stall, “First Babies”, in Indianapolis Monthly, October 1995, ISSN 0899-0328, page 126: As far as cravings go, she’s taken a somewhat greater-than-normal interest in mashed potatoes and corn, but the governor hasn’t yet made any 2 a.m. runs to Village Pantry for a pint of Haagen-Dazs. === References === === Further reading === Häagen-Dazs on Wikipedia.Wikipedia