tutti-frutti

[ too-tee-froo-tee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a preserve of chopped mixed fruits, often with brandy syrup.
a confection, especially ice cream, flavored with a variety of fruits, usually candied and minced.
a synthetic flavoring combining the flavors of a variety of fruits:
tutti-frutti chewing gum.

tutti-frutti

/ ˈtuːtɪˈfruːtɪ /

-fruttis an ice cream or a confection containing small pieces of candied or fresh fruits
a preserve of chopped mixed fruits, often with brandy syrup
a flavour like that of many fruits combined

1875–80, Americanism; < Italian: literally, all the fruits

from Italian, literally: all the fruits

I wish you saved that, Grace, and gave away the marshmallow; I just love tutti-frutti, declared Cleo.

I hated it, but nobly sacrificed myself and gave her tutti-frutti and gained character every evening of our honeymoon!

I did the rest—with the aid of a clergyman, whom I tipped even more liberally than the waiter who served us tutti-frutti.

Such a dish of tutti frutti would but ill suit our gastronomers; and yet how delicious it tasted to me after a long day's march.

All the candies, stick, drop and fancy; tutti-frutti and pepsin chewing-gum, chocolate creams and marshmallow goods.

April 20, 2024flabbergast

[flab-er-gast ]

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