tutti-frutti
Americannoun
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a preserve of chopped mixed fruits, often with brandy syrup.
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a confection, especially ice cream, flavored with a variety of fruits, usually candied and minced.
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a synthetic flavoring combining the flavors of a variety of fruits.
tutti-frutti chewing gum.
noun
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an ice cream or a confection containing small pieces of candied or fresh fruits
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a preserve of chopped mixed fruits, often with brandy syrup
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a flavour like that of many fruits combined
adjective
Etymology
Origin of tutti-frutti
1875–80, < Italian: literally, all the fruits
Example Sentences
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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
His paintings, in tutti-frutti colors and often on a grand scale, are composed of film grabs, computer games and art old and new: Basquiat, de Kooning, Gerhard Richter, Caravaggio.
From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2014
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
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