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tortoni
[ tawr-toh-nee ]
/ tɔrˈtoʊ ni /
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noun
ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.
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Origin of tortoni
First recorded in 1940–45; said to be after an Italian café owner in Paris in the 18th century
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tortoni
/ (tɔːˈtəʊnɪ) /
noun
a rich ice cream often flavoured with sherry
Word Origin for tortoni
from Italian: probably from the name of a 19th-century Italian caterer in Paris
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