sprinkles

noun
UK /ˈsprɪŋ.kəlz/
US /ˈsprɪŋ.kəlz/

Tiny colorful bits you put on top of ice cream or cake.

She put rainbow sprinkles on her ice cream cone.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Small drops of liquid that fall lightly.

A few sprinkles of rain hit the window.

3. Small amounts of something scattered around.

Add a sprinkle of salt to the soup.

4. The act of scattering small drops or bits.

The gardener does the sprinkling of seeds every spring.