different between gelato vs icecream

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

icecream (plural icecreams)

1. Alternative spelling of ice cream