spumone

[ spuh-moh-nee, -ney; Italian spoo-maw-ne ]

/ spəˈmoʊ ni, -neɪ; Italian spuˈmɔ nɛ /

noun

an Italian style of ice cream of a very fine and smooth texture, usually containing layers of various colors and flavors and chopped fruit or nuts.

Nearby words

spuggy, spuky, spumante, spume, spumescent, spumoni, spumoni, spun, spun glass, spun rayon, spun silk

Also spu·mo·ni

[spuh-moh-nee] /spəˈmoʊ ni/.

Origin of spumone

1920–25; < Italian, equivalent to spum(a) spume + -one augmentative suffix

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British Dictionary definitions for spumoni

spumone

spumoni

/ (spuːˈməʊnɪ, Italian spuˈmoːne) /

noun plural -ni (-nɪ)

a creamy Italian ice cream, made in sections of different colouring, usually containing candied fruit and nuts

Word Origin for spumone

Italian, from spuma foam, spume

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Word Origin and History for spumoni

spumoni

kind of ice cream dessert, 1929, from Italian spumone (singular), spumoni (plural), from spuma "foam," from Latin spuma (see spume).