Dictionary

gelateria en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /d͡ʒəˌlætəˈɹi.ə/ (US)
• /dʒəˌlatəˈɹiːə/ (UK)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian gelateria, from gelato (“ice cream”) + -eria (“-ery”).

Meanings

1. A shop that sells gelato (Italian-style ice cream).
   • Claudia and I are suckers for gelato, and when you walk through Florence, gelaterie are everywhere. 2013, Jeff Michaud, Eating Italy: A Chef’s Culinary Adventure, Running Press, →ISBN:
   • As such, gelaterie are just as much a part of the Roman experience as the ancient Colosseum and the Forum. 1991, Bon Appétit, volume 36, page 37:
   • A death-by-chocolate option you are unlikely to find in restaurants but is a speciality in some gelaterie and cafés is the gianduiotto, a little slab of gianduia chocolate ice cream surmounted by a cup of whipped cream. 2006, Damien Simonis, Venice, Lonely Planet Publications, →ISBN, page 155:
   • Forty years later, in a bustling downtown with more than its share of students, homeless people and gelaterias, Berkeley Rep occupies two sleek, custom-built theaters. 2008 March 2, Joy Goodwin, “Left Coast Ideas, Floating East”, in New York Times:
   • While there are still some old-fashioned gelaterie making gelato with natural ingredients such as real fruit and nuts, the majority of places you run into in the more heavily “touristed” areas of town churn their ice cream from premade mixes or buy industrially premade gelato. 2015, Elizabeth Minchilli, Eating Rome: Living the Good Life in the Eternal City, New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Griffin, →ISBN, page 171:

Forms

Coordinates

ice cream parlor · creamery

Relateds

gelato