cassata

Borrowed from Italian cassata (“cassata siciliana”), from Sicilian cassata, possibly from Vulgar Latin *cāseāta, from cāseus (“cheese”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kəˈsɑːtə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /kəˈsɑtə/
• Rhymes: -ɑːtə

cassata (countable and uncountable, plural cassatas)

1. A type of tutti-frutti or Neapolitan ice cream with nuts and candied fruits.
2. Synonym of cassata siciliana

Borrowed from Sicilian cassata, possibly from Vulgar Latin *cāseāta, from cāseus (“cheese”), since ricotta is its main ingredient.

• IPA^(key): /kasˈsa.ta/, [käˈsːäːt̪ä]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Hyphenation: cas‧sà‧ta

cassata f (plural cassate)

1. cassata

• cassata siciliana

• cassatella

cassata

1. feminine singular of cassato

Possibly from Vulgar Latin *cāseāta, from cāseus (“cheese”), since ricotta is its main ingredient.

cassata f (plural cassati)

1. cassata siciliana

• cassata siciliana

• cassatedda

• casata

Borrowed from Italian cassata (“cassata siciliana”), from Sicilian cassata, possibly from Vulgar Latin *cāseāta, from cāseus (“cheese”).

• IPA^(key): /kaˈsata/, [kaˈsat̪a]

cassata f (plural cassatas)

1. cassata siciliana