[tawr-toh-nee] 
| 1. | ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons. |
| 2. | biscuit tortoni. |
| Main Entry: | tortoni |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a rum- or sherry-flavored frozen Italian dessert of ice cream or whipped cream, topped with chopped macaroons, cherries, or almonds; also called biscuit tortoni |
| Etymology: | for Italian café owner in Paris who created it |
| Usage: | cooking |