gelato

[juh-lah-toh]

noun

plural

gelati, gelatos 

1. an Italian-style ice cream containing almost no air, and thereby denser and richer than other ice creams.

gelato

/ dʒəˈlɑːtəʊ /

noun

1. Italian ice-cream

Word History and Origins

Origin of gelato¹

First recorded in 1930–35; from Italian: literally “frozen,” noun use of past participle of gelare “to freeze,” from Latin gelāre

Word History and Origins

Origin of gelato¹

C20: Italian, literally, frozen

Example Sentences

In between hard seltzers and gelato, guests disrobed down to their bathing suits as they engaged in an exercise, or experiment, in intimacy.

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Outside, under the warm April sunshine, groups of joyous African pilgrims in flashy head wraps ate gelato by the Bernini fountain, seagulls circling overhead.

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Or the parfaits served at Kamebishi Co., one of Japan’s oldest soy sauce brewers, where soy sauce gelato melts into something creamy and briny, like a tide pool made decadent.

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I would chase dim sum with a roasted Sicilian pistachio gelato at Pazzo Gelato in Silver Lake or shaved ice at Joy in Highland Park.

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It involves indulging in dim sum and gelato, shopping for — what else? — food and hosting a casual potluck pizza party at home with friends.

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Related Words

• frozen yogurt 
• sherbet 
• sorbet