cassata

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cassata (cassata siciliana), from Sicilian cassata, possibly from Vulgar Latin *cāseāta, from cāseus (cheese).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /kəˈsɑːtə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /kəˈsɑtə/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːtə

Noun

cassata (countable and uncountable, plural cassatas)

  1. A type of tutti-frutti or Neapolitan ice cream with nuts and candied fruits.
  2. Synonym of cassata siciliana

Italian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sicilian cassata, possibly from Vulgar Latin *cāseāta, from cāseus (cheese), since ricotta is its main ingredient.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kasˈsa.ta/, [käˈsːäːt̪ä]
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Hyphenation: cas‧sà‧ta

Noun

cassata f (plural cassate)

  1. cassata
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Participle

cassata

  1. feminine singular of cassato

Sicilian

Etymology

Possibly from Vulgar Latin *cāseāta, from cāseus (cheese), since ricotta is its main ingredient.

Pronunciation

Noun

cassata f (plural cassati)

  1. cassata siciliana

Synonyms

Derived terms


Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cassata (cassata siciliana), from Sicilian cassata, possibly from Vulgar Latin *cāseāta, from cāseus (cheese).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈsata/, [kaˈsat̪a]

Noun

cassata f (plural cassatas)

  1. cassata siciliana
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