different between gelato vs gelator

English

Alternative forms

• gelati (Australia)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian gelato (“ice cream”), from Latin gel?tus, derived from gel? (“frost, chill”), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /d???l?to?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d???l??t??/
• Rhymes: -??t??
• Hyphenation: ge?la?to

Noun

gelato (usually uncountable, plural gelati or gelatos)

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

Related terms

• gelateria

Translations

Anagrams

• Goleta, legato

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??e?la.to/
• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: ge?là?to

Verb

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

1. past participle of gelare

Adjective

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

1. icy, frozen, very cold

   Synonyms: freddissimo, gelido, ghiacciato

   Antonyms: ardente, bollente, caldissimo, cocente, incandescente, rovente

Noun

gelato m (plural gelati)

1. (also uncountable) ice cream, gelato

Derived terms

Anagrams

• legato
• tegola

Latin

Participle

gel?t?

1. dative masculine singular of gel?tus
2. dative neuter singular of gel?tus
3. ablative masculine singular of gel?tus
4. ablative neuter singular of gel?tus

English

Noun

gelator (plural gelators)

1. Any substance capable of forming a gel.

Derived terms

• nongelator
• organogelator

Anagrams

• gloater, legator

Latin

Verb

gel?tor

1. second-person singular future passive imperative of gel?
2. third-person singular future passive imperative of gel?

References

• gelator in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• gelator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• gelator in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016