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panna cotta

/ˌpanə ˈkɒtə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables
pan-na -cot-ta
IPA
/ˌpanə ˈkɒtə/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A northern Italian dessert consisting of flavoured double cream set with gelatine, often served with fruit sauce or caramel syrup.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian panna cotta (literally “cooked cream”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˌpanə ˈkɒtə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

panna cottas (plural) pannacotta (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

blancmange crème caramel custard

Rhymes With

gotta lotta ricotta yatta

Questions

How do you pronounce panna cotta?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpanə ˈkɒtə/.
What does panna cotta mean?
A northern Italian dessert consisting of flavoured double cream set with gelatine, often served with fruit sauce or caramel syrup.
Where does panna cotta come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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