spumone

[ spuh-moh-nee, -ney; Italian spoo-maw-ne ]

noun
  1. an Italian style of ice cream of a very fine and smooth texture, usually containing layers of various colors and flavors and chopped fruit or nuts.

Origin of spumone

1
1920–25; <Italian, equivalent to spum(a) spume + -one augmentative suffix
  • Also spu·mo·ni [spuh-moh-nee]. /spəˈmoʊ ni/.

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British Dictionary definitions for spumone

spumone

spumoni

/ (spuːˈməʊnɪ, Italian spuˈmoːne) /


nounplural -ni (-nɪ)
  1. a creamy Italian ice cream, made in sections of different colouring, usually containing candied fruit and nuts

Origin of spumone

1
Italian, from spuma foam, spume

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