Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gelato

/d͡ʒəˈlɑtoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.78 in modern English

Syllables: ge-la-to
IPA: /d͡ʒəˈlɑtoʊ/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Italian variant of ice cream made from milk and sugar, combined with other flavourings. The ingredients are supercooled while stirring to break up ice crystals as they form.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Now the area has been remade in their image. Every other storefront seems to be a coffee shop, a gelato shop, or a med spa."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian gelato (“ice cream”), from Latin gelātus, derived from gelū (“frost, chill”), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *gel-, gelātus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /d͡ʒəˈlɑtoʊ/
British English: /dʒəˈlɑːtəʊ/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

gelati (plural) gelatos (plural) gelati (alternative, Australia)

Frequently Paired Words

gelateria

Rhymes With

tomato lovato staccato mulatto vibrato macchiato legato guanajuato arigato annatto

Questions

How do you pronounce gelato?: The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒəˈlɑtoʊ/.
What does gelato mean?: An Italian variant of ice cream made from milk and sugar, combined with other flavourings. The ingredients are supercooled while stirring to break up ice crystals as they form.
Where does gelato come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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