English

Italian Gelato, with two tower shaped biscuits.

Noun

gelato ‎(plural gelati or gelatos)

1. An Italian variant of ice cream made from milk and sugar, combined with other flavourings. The ingredients are super-cooled while stirring to break up ice crystals as they form.

Translations

Anagrams

• legato

Italian

Etymology

From Latin gelātus, derived from gelū ‎(“frost”, “chill”), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *gel- ‎(“cold”).
Surface analysis: gel(o) ‎(“frost”, “cold”) +‎ -ato ‎(past participle suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒeˈla.to/, [dʒ͡eˈl̺äːt̪o̞]
• Hyphenation: ge‧là‧to

Adjective

gelato m ‎(feminine singular gelata, masculine plural gelati, feminine plural gelate)

1. icy, frozen, (very) cold

Synonyms

• ghiaccio, freddo

Antonyms

• caldo, bollente

Noun

gelato m ‎(plural gelati)

1. ice cream (countable and uncountable senses)

Verb

gelato m ‎(feminine singular gelata, masculine plural gelati, feminine plural gelate)

1. past participle of gelare

Anagrams

• legato, tegola

Latin

Participle

gelātō

1. dative masculine singular of gelātus
2. dative neuter singular of gelātus
3. ablative masculine singular of gelātus
4. ablative neuter singular of gelātus