spumoni

English

A bowl of spumoni with chocolate, rum and pistachio flavors.

Alternative forms

• spumone

Etymology

From Italian spumoni, plural of spumone, from spuma (“foam”).

Noun

spumoni (countable and uncountable, plural spumonis)

1. (US) An Italian style of ice cream dessert made with layers of different colors and flavors (typically cherry, pistachio, and vanilla or chocolate) and usually containing candied fruits and nuts.
   • 1953, Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye, Penguin, published 2010, page 2:

     ‘Oh, I see.’ A slice of spumoni wouldn't have melted on her now.

Translations

ice cream dessert

• Catalan: spumoni
• French: spumone
• Italian: spumone

See also

• Neapolitan ice cream

Further reading

• spumoni on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Category:spumoni on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Italian

Noun

spumoni m

1. plural of spumone

Anagrams

• spumino