tortoni

[ tawr-toh-nee ]

noun

1. ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.
2. biscuit tortoni.

tortoni

/ tɔːˈtəʊnɪ /

noun

1. a rich ice cream often flavoured with sherry

Word History and Origins

Origin of tortoni¹

First recorded in 1940–45; said to be after an Italian caf é owner in Paris in the 18th century

Word History and Origins

Origin of tortoni¹

from Italian: probably from the name of a 19th-century Italian caterer in Paris

Example Sentences

Bastringuette walked away; and the young men separated, promising to meet in front of Tortoni's at the same hour the next day.

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On the fourth day, Balivan came running into Tortoni's just after his friends.

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Tortoni's is a restaurant and café of the highest class, the most select in the city.

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“Kayo Tortoni” is acknowledged the most famous woman character in sports cartoons.

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There was more "life" to be seen in an English hotel in a minute than one could see in the Hotel Tortoni in a month.

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