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tutti-frutti

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tut·ti-frut·ti

   [too-tee-froo-tee]
noun
1.
a preserve of chopped mixed fruits, often with brandy syrup.
2.
a confection, especially ice cream, flavored with a variety of fruits, usually candied and minced.
3.
a synthetic flavoring combining the flavors of a variety of fruits: tutti-frutti chewing gum.
Origin:
1875–80, Americanism; < Italian: literally, all the fruits
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tutti-frutti (ˈtuːtɪˈfruːtɪ)
 
—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
1834, from It. tutti frutti "all fruits," from tutti, pl. of tutto "all" + frutti, pl. of frutto "fruit."
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