gelato

Alternative forms

• gelati (Australia)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəˈlɑtoʊ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dʒəˈlɑːtəʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɑːtəʊ
• Hyphenation: ge‧la‧to

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.

Anagrams

• Goleta, legato

Etymology

From Latin gelātus, derived from gelū (“frost, chill”), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”). By surface analysis, gelo (“frost, cold”) +‎ -ato (past participle suffix). Literally, “frozen.”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒeˈla.to/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: ge‧là‧to

Participle

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

1. past participle of gelare

Adjective

gelato (feminine 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

Anagrams

• legato, tegola, togale

Participle

gelātō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of gelātus