Neapolitan
See also: neapolitan
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin neāpolītānus, from Neāpolis, from Ancient Greek Νεάπολις (Neápolis, literally “new city”), a Greek city in modern Naples. Doublet of naporitan.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌniːəˈpɒlɪtən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌniːəˈpɑlɪtən/
- (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /ˌniːəˈpɑlətən/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒlɪtən
- Hyphenation: Ne‧a‧po‧li‧tan
Adjective
editNeapolitan (not comparable)
- Of, from or relating to the city of Naples, capital and largest city of Campania, Italy, or the surrounding metropolitan city.
- Designating an ice cream combination of the flavours chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry in order. (Until the mid-20th century the flavours were pistachio, vanilla, and strawberry, giving the colours of the Italian flag.)
- Synonym: harlequin
- (dated) Describing a variety of ice cream made with eggs as well as cream.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editpertaining to Naples
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ice cream
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Noun
editNeapolitan (plural Neapolitans)
- A native or inhabitant of the city of Naples, capital and largest city of Campania, Italy, or the surrounding metropolitan city.
- An individually wrapped piece of chocolate, sold in assortments of various flavours such as coffee and orange.
Translations
editinhabitant or resident of Naples
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Proper noun
editNeapolitan (uncountable)
- A language spoken in South Italy, approximately in the area of the former Kingdom of Naples.
- 2010, Emily St. John Mandel, The Singer’s Gun, Picador (2015), page 237:
- It was a while before someone told him they were speaking Neapolitan, which in his understanding wasn’t quite Italian but wasn’t quite not Italian either.
Translations
editlanguage of Naples, Italy
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See also
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