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spumoni en · NOUN

Etymology

From Italian spumoni, plural of spumone, from spuma (“foam”).

Meanings

  1. (US, countable, uncountable) An Italian style of ice cream dessert made with layers of different colors and flavors (typically cherry, pistachio, and vanilla or chocolate) and usually containing candied fruits and nuts.
    • ‘Oh, I see.’ A slice of spumoni wouldn't have melted on her now. 1953, Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye, Penguin, published 2010, page 2:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
spumonis Number=Plur lexicographic
spumone alternative lexicographic

Relateds

Chicago brick · Neapolitan ice cream

Translations (3)

ca spumoni (ice cream dessert) · fr spumone (ice cream dessert) · it spumone (ice cream dessert)