spumoni
English
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A bowl of spumoni with chocolate, rum and pistachio flavors.
Alternative forms
- spumone
Etymology
From Italian spumoni, plural of spumone, from spuma (“foam”).
Noun
spumoni (countable and uncountable, plural spumonis)
- (US) An Italian style of ice cream dessert made with layers of different colors and flavors (typically cherry, pistachio, and vanilla or chocolate) and usually containing candied fruits and nuts.
- 1953, Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye (Penguin 2010), page 2:
- ‘Oh, I see.’ A slice of spumoni wouldn't have melted on her now.
- 1953, Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye (Penguin 2010), page 2:
Translations
ice cream dessert
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See also
- Neapolitan ice cream
Further reading
spumoni on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
spumoni on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Italian
Noun
spumoni m
- plural of spumone
Anagrams
- spumino