"cassata" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kəˈsɑːtə/ [UK], /kəˈsɑtə/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-cassata.wav [US] 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: {{ety|en|:bor|it:cassata|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "cassata", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "it" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "cassata", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="cassata">, {{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”), {{ety|en|:bor|it:cassata|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin cāseus Vulgar Latin *cāseāta? Sicilian cassatabor. Italian cassatabor. English cassata 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): English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Ice cream Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 41 48 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 38 46 11 5 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 41 47 12 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 41 48 11 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 referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Cakes and pastries Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 41 48 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 38 46 11 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 52 12 2 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 41 47 12 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 41 48 11 Disambiguation of Cakes and pastries: 43 57

Inflected forms

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