gelato

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Etymology

Borrowed from Italian gelato (ice cream), from Latin gelātus, derived from gelū (frost, chill), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *gel- (cold).

Pronunciation

Italian gelato with two tower-shaped biscuits

Noun

gelato (usually uncountable, plural gelati or gelatos)

  1. An Italian variant of ice cream made from milk and sugar, combined with other flavourings. The ingredients are supercooled while stirring to break up ice crystals as they form.

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin gelātus, derived from gelū (frost, chill), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *gel- (cold).
Surface analysis: gelo (frost, cold) + -ato (past participle suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʒeˈla.to/, [d͡ʒeˈl̺äːt̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Hyphenation: ge‧là‧to

Verb

gelato m (feminine singular gelata, masculine plural gelati, feminine plural gelate)

  1. past participle of gelare

Adjective

gelato (feminine singular gelata, masculine plural gelati, feminine plural gelate)

  1. icy, frozen, very cold
    Synonyms: freddissimo, gelido, ghiacciato
    Antonyms: ardente, bollente, caldissimo, cocente, incandescente, rovente

Noun

gelato m (plural gelati)

  1. (also uncountable) ice cream, gelato

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Latin

Participle

gelātō

  1. dative masculine singular of gelātus
  2. dative neuter singular of gelātus
  3. ablative masculine singular of gelātus
  4. ablative neuter singular of gelātus
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