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gelateria

UK/dʒəˌlatəˈɹiːə/US/d͡ʒəˌlætəˈɹi.ə/

gelateria noun: a shop that sells gelato (Italian-style ice cream).

Noun

gelateria (plural gelaterias or gelaterie)

  1. A shop that sells gelato (Italian-style ice cream).
    • As such, gelaterie are just as much a part of the Roman experience as the ancient Colosseum and the Forum.1991, Bon Appétit, volume 36, page 37
    • A death-by-chocolate option you are unlikely to find in restaurants but is a speciality in some gelaterie and cafés is the gianduiotto, a little slab of gianduia chocolate ice cream surmounted by a cup of whipped cream.2006, Damien Simonis, Venice, Lonely Planet Publications, →ISBN, page 155

Forms of gelateria

pluralgelaterias
pluralgelaterie

Origin of gelateria

Borrowed from Italian gelateria, from gelato (“ice cream”) + -eria (“-ery”).

Words that rhyme with gelateria

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Questions about gelateria

What does gelateria mean?
Gelateria means a shop that sells gelato (Italian-style ice cream).
What part of speech is gelateria?
Gelateria is a noun.
How do you pronounce gelateria?
Gelateria is pronounced /dʒəˌlatəˈɹiːə/ (UK).
What is the plural of gelateria?
The plural of gelateria is gelaterias.

Words near gelateria in the dictionary

  1. gelastocorid
  2. gelastocorids
  3. gelasts
  4. gelate
  5. gelated
  6. gelateria
  7. gelaterias
  8. gelaterie
  9. gelates
  10. gelati
  11. gelatification

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