tutti frutti
tiˈfru Origin:
1875–80, Americanism; < Italian: literally, all the fruits
1875–80, Americanism; < Italian: literally, all the fruits
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| —n , -fruttis | |
| 1. | an ice cream or a confection containing small pieces of candied or fresh fruits |
| 2. | a preserve of chopped mixed fruits, often with brandy syrup |
| 3. | a flavour like that of many fruits combined |
| —adj | |
| 4. | having such a flavour |
| [from Italian, literally: all the fruits] | |
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Tutti frutti
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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Word Origin & History
tutti-frutti
1834, from It. tutti frutti "all fruits," from tutti, pl. of tutto "all" + frutti, pl. of frutto "fruit."
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