Neapolitan ice cream

American  

noun

1. variously flavored and colored ice cream and ice mixtures frozen in layers.

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Neapolitan ice cream British  

noun

1. ice cream, usually in brick form, with several layers of different colours and flavours

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Etymology

Origin of Neapolitan ice cream

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

Example Sentences

For dessert, Candace has created a Neapolitan ice cream terrine and salted caramel panna cotta.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2017

He said, “those numbers are way out of proportion to what people should expect,” and likened the offending outcome to getting a container of Neapolitan ice cream with an unacceptable “75 percent strawberry.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2017

Oliver argues that “those numbers are way out of proportion to what people should expect,” comparing it to accepting Neapolitan ice cream that’s “75 percent strawberry. That’s not okay.”

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2017

After the Neapolitan ice cream, on to the next stop on Devi's rounds.

From The Verge • Aug. 29, 2015

That was enough to buy one gallon of Neapolitan ice cream, which she said was not only delicious but had lots of calcium and would be good for our bones.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls