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gelato
noun
, _plural ge·la·ti [j, uh, -, lah, -tee], ge·la·tos.
- an Italian-style ice cream containing almost no air, and thereby denser and richer than other ice creams.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gelato1
First recorded in
1930–35;
from Italian: literally “frozen,” noun use of past participle of gelare “to freeze,” from Latin gelāre
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gelato1
C20: Italian, literally, frozen
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Example Sentences
This ice cream maker will also make sorbet, gelato, milkshakes, and more.
It took months before he finally settled into a position at a local gelato shop.
She eats bowls of pistachio gelato and handmade pasta, and watches tourists congregate at the Trevi Fountain and Piazza Navona.
There is a sweet blood gelato, animated with orange zest that zaps the metallic taste from blood, giving it the flavor of chocolate.
Digging into my parting gift of knish gelato, I decided to abandon my literal interpretation of the blind pairing.
For dessert there is gelato and miniature cannoli and cupcakes with fangs on them.
The mixture also forms the basis of gelato-glycerin, used in nasal bougies, and of glyco-gelatin for medicated lozenges.