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tortoni

[ tawr-toh-nee ]

noun

  1. ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.


tortoni

/ tɔːˈtəʊnɪ /

noun

  1. a rich ice cream often flavoured with sherry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tortoni1

First recorded in 1940–45; said to be after an Italian caf é owner in Paris in the 18th century
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tortoni1

from Italian: probably from the name of a 19th-century Italian caterer in Paris
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Example Sentences

Bastringuette walked away; and the young men separated, promising to meet in front of Tortoni's at the same hour the next day.

On the fourth day, Balivan came running into Tortoni's just after his friends.

Tortoni's is a restaurant and café of the highest class, the most select in the city.

“Kayo Tortoni” is acknowledged the most famous woman character in sports cartoons.

There was more "life" to be seen in an English hotel in a minute than one could see in the Hotel Tortoni in a month.

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