cassata
UK/kəˈsɑːtə//kəˈsɑtə/
cassata noun: a type of tutti-frutti or Neapolitan ice cream with nuts and candied fruits.
Noun
cassata (countable and uncountable, plural cassatas)
- A type of tutti-frutti or Neapolitan ice cream with nuts and candied fruits.
- Synonym of cassata siciliana.
- Synonyms:
- cassata siciliana
Proper noun capitalized: Cassata
Cassata (plural Cassatas)
- A surname from Italian.
Synonyms of cassata
Forms of cassata
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | cassatas |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Cassatas |
Origin of cassata
Borrowed from Italian cassata (“cassata siciliana”), from Sicilian cassata, probably from Vulgar Latin *cāseāta, from cāseus (“cheese”). Compare Maltese qassata (“savoury pastry with ricotta filling”), confirming that the use of ricotta cheese is what unites all of the relevant dishes (and hence probably the original meaning).
Borrowed from Italian Cassata.
Phrases with cassata
Words that rhyme with cassata
- data
- fermata
- arrabbiata
- burrata
- cantata
- carcinomata
- enigmata
- errata
- inamorata
- oblongata
- onnagata
- smegmata
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Questions about cassata
- What does cassata mean?
- Cassata means a type of tutti-frutti or Neapolitan ice cream with nuts and candied fruits.
- What part of speech is cassata?
- Cassata can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce cassata?
- Cassata is pronounced /kəˈsɑːtə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of cassata?
- The plural of cassata is cassatas.
Words near cassata in the dictionary
Source and license
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