Gelati

//d͡ʒəˈlɑːti// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of gelato form-of, plural
  2. 2
    gelato, Italian style ice-cream; a serving of gelato, often in a cone. Australia, uncountable, usually

    "Out in Fitzroy Street, the Saturday afternoon crowds strolled the wide footpaths, licking gelati."

Example

More examples

"Out in Fitzroy Street, the Saturday afternoon crowds strolled the wide footpaths, licking gelati."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian gelati, the plural form of gelato, from Latin gelātus, derived from gelū (“frost, chill”), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”).

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