gelato en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /d͡ʒəˈlɑtoʊ/ (General-American)
- /dʒəˈlɑːtəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian gelato (“ice cream”), from Latin gelātus, derived from gelū (“frost, chill”), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”).
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) 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.
Now the area has been remade in their image. Every other storefront seems to be a coffee shop, a gelato shop, or a med spa.
2025 May 5, Brock Colyar, “It Must Be Nice to Be a West Village Girl”, in New York, archived from the original on 19 May 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gelatos | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| gelati | Australia, alternative | lexicographic | |
| gelati | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (33)
fi gelato (Italian-style ice cream) · ro gelato (Italian-style ice cream) · fi jäätelö (Italian-style ice cream) · th เจลาโต (Italian-style ice cream) · id gelato (Italian-style ice cream) · ar جِيلَاتِي (Italian-style ice cream) · nl Italiaans ijs (Italian-style ice cream) · mr जेलातो (Italian-style ice cream) · it gelato (Italian-style ice cream) · it gelato italiano (Italian-style ice cream) · tr Roma dondurması (Italian-style ice cream) · fr glace à l'italienne (Italian-style ice cream) · mk џелато (Italian-style ice cream) · ja ジェラート (Italian-style ice cream) · fi italialainen jäätelö (Italian-style ice cream) · yue 意式雪糕 (Italian-style ice cream) · cmn 意大利冰淇淋 (Italian-style ice cream) · ko 젤라토 (Italian-style ice cream) · el τζελάτο (Italian-style ice cream) · hi जेलातो (Italian-style ice cream) · it gelato all'italiana (Italian-style ice cream) · sv gelato (Italian-style ice cream) · pl gelato (Italian-style ice cream) · tr gelato (Italian-style ice cream) · bg джела́то (Italian-style ice cream) · ru жела́то (Italian-style ice cream) · ca gelat (Italian-style ice cream) · fr gelato (Italian-style ice cream) · ru джела́то (Italian-style ice cream) · he גֶ׳לָאטוֹ (Italian-style ice cream) · ca gelat italià (Italian-style ice cream) · ka ჯელატო (Italian-style ice cream) · ar جِيلَاتُو (Italian-style ice cream)