stracciatella

Borrowed from Italian, from stracciare (“to rip, to tear up”), of ultimate Latin origin, due to the aspect.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌstɹɑtʃi.əˈtɛlə/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌstɹætʃəˈtɛlə/
• Hyphenation: strac‧cia‧tella, strac‧cia‧tel‧la

stracciatella (countable and uncountable, plural stracciatellas)

1. an Italian soup made by dribbling a mixture of Parmesan cheese and beaten egg into hot broth
   • 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, p. 58:

     ‘I had the happy notion of adding an egg,’ Williams shouted back. ‘It poaches in the soup. Not unlike an Italian stracciatella. Singularly toothsome...’

2. a type of Italian milk-based ice cream with chocolate shavings

Borrowed from Italian stracciatella, from stracciare (“to rip, to tear up”), of ultimate Latin origin.

• (Netherlands) IPA^(key): /ˌstraː.t͡ʃaːˈtɛ.laː/
• Hyphenation: strac‧ci‧a‧tel‧la

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• Rhymes: -ɛlaː

stracciatella f or m (uncountable)

1. stracciatella (Italian ice cream)
2. stracciatella (Italian soup)

• straciatella-ijs

From stracciato (“ripped, torn up”, past participle of stracciare) +‎ -ella, ultimately from Latin extrahō (“I extract, remove”).

• IPA^(key): /strat.tʃaˈtɛl.la/, [st̪rät͡ʃːäˈt̪ɛlːä]
• Hyphenation: strac‧cia‧tèl‧la

stracciatella f (plural stracciatelle)

1. stracciatella (soup)
2. (usually uncountable) stracciatella (ice cream)
3. a type of mild-flavoured cheese made from buffalo milk