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tortoni.

Any of several sorts of ice-cream flavoured with rum or sherry, often containing chopped cherries and topped with almonds, crumbled macaroons, etc.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/tɔːˈtəʊni/Received-Pronunciation/tɔɹˈtoʊni/General-American
  1. Any of several sorts of ice-cream flavoured with rum or sherry, often containing chopped cherries and topped with almonds, crumbled macaroons, etc.

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from the Italian surname Tortoni; the dessert is usually regarded as named after Giuseppe Tortoni, a native of Naples, Italy, who was the proprietor of the famous Café Tortoni in Paris, France, in the early 19th century.

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