zuppa inglese

[ zoo-puh ing-gley-zey; Italian tsoop-pah eeng-gle-ze ]

/ ˈzu pə ɪŋˈgleɪ zeɪ; Italian ˈtsup pɑ iŋˈglɛ zɛ /

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noun Italian Cooking.

tiered layers of sponge cake sprinkled with rum or liqueur, then spread with custard or other cream filling.

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Origin of zuppa inglese

1940–45; <Italian: literally, English soup

Words nearby zuppa inglese

Zuma, Zumba, Zungaria, Zuni, zuppa, zuppa inglese, Zurbarán, Zurbriggen, zurf, Zurich, Zurvan

How to use zuppa inglese in a sentence

My French is very failing, and as for Inglese—non lo conosco.
The Title Market|Emily Post
We cannot fancy him plunged in crooked ecclesiastical intrigue, like that Inglese italianato, Cardinal Manning.
Outspoken Essays|William Ralph Inge
La Stampa "Un nuovo grande astro della litteratura inglese."
The Amateur Army|Patrick MacGill
But, as the old proverb puts it, 'Inglese Italianato è un diavolo incarnato.'
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series|John Addington Symonds

Just then he hears a piece of news: at the osteria there is an Inglese who has set his mind on the possession of a live wolf cub.
Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886)|Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco