To coat with a glossy, icy, or sugary finish, or to make something smooth and shiny like ice.
From French glacer, derived from glace (ice), which comes from Latin glacies meaning 'ice.' The culinary meaning evolved as cooking techniques developed in France.
The French cooking technique of glacé creates a magical thin shell—it's the same word as 'glacier' and 'glacial' because that smooth, shiny coating looks like polished ice!
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