Editing Ice cream float (section)

==Regional names==
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In Australia and New Zealand, an ice cream float is known as a "spider" because once the carbonation hits the ice cream it forms a spider web-like reaction. It is traditionally made using either lime or pink [[cream soda]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/spider-drink-story-has-legs/news-story/9857d6281011e00dad0c6b2dba3e5d76|title=Spider drink story has legs|date=June 3, 2011|website=www.heraldsun.com.au}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.macquariedictionary.com.au/resources/aus/word/map/search/word/spider/Western%20District/|title=Macquarie Dictionary entry for 'spider'|website=Macquarie Online Dictionary|date=25 October 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/drinks/115526978/what-is-root-beer-anyway|title=What is root beer, anyway?|author=Laura Macfehin|date=September 7, 2019|publisher=Stuff.co.nz}}</ref>

In the UK and Ireland, it is usually referred to as an "ice-cream float" or simply a "float," as "soda" is usually taken to mean [[Carbonated water|soda water]]. Sweetened carbonated drinks are instead collectively called "soft drinks," "(fizzy) pop," or "fizzy juice."

In Mexico, it is known as "''helado flotante''" ("floating ice cream") or "''flotante''". In El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Colombia, it is called "''vaca negra''" (black cow); in Brazil, "''vaca preta''"; and in Puerto Rico, a "black out".

In the United States, an "ice cream soda" typically refers to the drink containing ice cream, soda water and flavored syrup, whereas a "float" is generally ice cream combined with a carbonated soft drink (usually root beer).