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spumoni

spumoni noun: 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.

spumoni: an Italian style of ice cream dessert made with layers of different colors and flavors (typically...
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Noun

spumoni (countable and uncountable, plural spumonis)

  1. (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.
    • ‘Oh, I see.’ A slice of spumoni wouldn't have melted on her now.1953, Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye, Penguin, published 2010, page 2

Forms of spumoni

pluralspumonis
alternative formspumone

Origin of spumoni

From Italian spumoni, plural of spumone, from spuma (“foam”).

Questions about spumoni

What does spumoni mean?
Spumoni means 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.
What part of speech is spumoni?
Spumoni is a noun.
What is the plural of spumoni?
The plural of spumoni is spumonis.

Words near spumoni in the dictionary

  1. spumigin
  2. spumigins
  3. spuminess
  4. spuming
  5. spumone
  6. spumoni
  7. spumonis
  8. spumose
  9. spumous
  10. spumy
  11. spun

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