Etymology

cassata

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Today it means: A type of tutti-frutti or Neapolitan ice cream with nuts and candied fruits. Full definition →

Italian cassata ← Sicilian cassata ← Vulgar Latin *cāseāta
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cassata · noun1

  1. Vulgar Latin · derived from*cāseāta
  2. Sicilian · derived fromcassata
  3. Italian · borrowed fromcassata“cassata siciliana”
  4. English todaycassata

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).

Cassata · proper noun2

  1. Italian · borrowed fromCassata
  2. English todayCassata

Borrowed from Italian Cassata.

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