"cassata" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kəˈsɑːtə/ [UK], /kəˈsɑtə/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-cassata.wav Forms: cassatas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːtə Etymology: Borrowed from Italian cassata (“cassata siciliana”), from Sicilian cassata, probably from Vulgar Latin *cāseāta, from cāseus (“cheese”). Compare Maltese qassata (“savoury pastry with ricotta filling”), confirming that the use of ricotta cheese is what unites all of the relevant dishes (and hence probably the original meaning). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|cassata||cassata siciliana}} Italian cassata (“cassata siciliana”), {{der|en|scn|cassata}} Sicilian cassata, {{der|en|la-vul|*cāseāta}} Vulgar Latin *cāseāta, {{cog|mt|qassata|t=savoury pastry with ricotta filling}} Maltese qassata (“savoury pastry with ricotta filling”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cassata (countable and uncountable, plural cassatas)
  1. A type of tutti-frutti or Neapolitan ice cream with nuts and candied fruits. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cassata-en-noun-4VB5sA~E Categories (other): Ice cream Disambiguation of Ice cream: 96 4
  2. Synonym of cassata siciliana. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: cassata siciliana [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-cassata-en-noun-mefebCqP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Cakes and pastries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 36 47 10 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 52 11 3 Disambiguation of Cakes and pastries: 41 59

Inflected forms

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