gelato
[ juh-lah-toh ]
noun,plural ge·la·ti [juh-lah-tee], /dʒəˈlɑ ti/, ge·la·tos.
an Italian-style ice cream containing almost no air, and thereby denser and richer than other ice creams.
Origin of gelato
1First recorded in 1930–35; from Italian: literally “frozen,” noun use of past participle of gelare “to freeze,” from Latin gelāre
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British Dictionary definitions for gelato
gelato
/ (dʒəˈlɑːtəʊ) /
noun
Italian ice-cream
Origin of gelato
1C20: Italian, literally, frozen
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