gelato

English

/dʒəˈlɑtoʊ/, /dʒəˈlɑːtəʊ/

noun
Definitions
  • An Italian variant of ice cream made from milk and sugar, combined with other flavouring. The ingredients are supercool while stir to break up ice crystals as they form.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian gelato (ice cream, gelare, it) derived from Latin gelātus (frozen) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (cold, form into a ball, ball, gleam, ball up, freeze, be cold, amass, clench, round, swollen), *gel- (cold, form into a ball, ball, gleam, ball up, freeze, be cold, amass, clench, round, swollen).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gel-

Gloss

cold, form into a ball, ball, gleam, ball up, freeze, be cold, amass, clench, round, swollen

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Kanji

冷, 寒

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