tutti-frutti

American  

[too-tee-froo-tee] / ˈtu tiˈfru ti /

noun

1. a preserve of chopped mixed fruits, often with brandy syrup.

2. a confection, especially ice cream, flavored with a variety of fruits, usually candied and minced.

3. a synthetic flavoring combining the flavors of a variety of fruits.

   tutti-frutti chewing gum.

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tutti-frutti British  

/ ˈtuːtɪˈfruːtɪ /

noun

1. an ice cream or a confection containing small pieces of candied or fresh fruits

2. a preserve of chopped mixed fruits, often with brandy syrup

3. a flavour like that of many fruits combined

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adjective

1. having such a flavour

Etymology

Origin of tutti-frutti

1875–80, < Italian: literally, all the fruits

Example Sentences

The blossoming of parallel foreign exchange rates has gained pace in recent weeks, becoming the target of memes online, one calling the array a "tutti-frutti".

From Reuters • Oct. 19, 2022

That happens at the start of “Down Argentine Way,” a funny charmer that opens with Carmen Miranda in full tutti-frutti splendor singing, though more accurately, blowing your mind.

From New York Times • May 7, 2020

Windsor, 2013; see also use of tutti-frutti in Sykes v.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2013

As for Layman's "Otter Pops" series, which fills a whole room, it's a jubilant, tutti-frutti response to the work of Mark Rothko or other color-field painters.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 8, 2010

Ice cream and poison exploded everywhere, all the little snakes in Kampe’s hair dotted with tutti-frutti.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan