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ITALIAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

gelato.

icy, frozen, very cold

6 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

adj/d͡ʒeˈla.to/
  1. icy, frozen, very cold

Where this word comes from

From Latin gelātus, derived from gelū (“frost, chill”), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”). By surface analysis, gelo (“frost, cold”) + -ato (past participle suffix). Literally, “frozen.” Akin to Russian моро́женое (moróženoje).

noun/d͡ʒeˈla.to/
  1. ice cream, gelato

    also · masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Latin gelātus, derived from gelū (“frost, chill”), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”). By surface analysis, gelo (“frost, cold”) + -ato (past participle suffix). Literally, “frozen.” Akin to Russian моро́женое (moróženoje).

verb/d͡ʒeˈla.to/
  1. past participle of gelare

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

From Latin gelātus, derived from gelū (“frost, chill”), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”). By surface analysis, gelo (“frost, cold”) + -ato (past participle suffix). Literally, “frozen.” Akin to Russian моро́женое (moróženoje).

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