tortoni

[ tawr-toh-nee ]

/ tɔrˈtoʊ ni /

noun

ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.

biscuit tortoni.

Nearby words

tortoise-core, tortoiseshell, tortoiseshell cat, tortoiseshell turtle, tortola, tortoni, tortricid, tortuga, tortuosity, tortuous, torture

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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Examples from the Web for tortoni

(You can get them that way at Tortoni's)—Write, if you please!
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe|Edgar Allan Poe
At precisely twelve o'clock I was at Tortoni's, and found my broker already expecting me.
Dr. Dumany's Wife|Mr Jkai
His mother, whose name was Tortoni, was the daughter of a plain Roman citizen.
The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851|Various
The Caf Procope was to men of intellect what some few years later Tortoni's was to men of fashion.
A Wanderer in Paris|E. V. Lucas

The coffee that was made was hardly such as one gets at Tortoni's, but it was refreshing, nevertheless.
Cape of Storms|Percival Pollard

British Dictionary definitions for tortoni

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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