cassata

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UK/kəˈsɑːtə/US/kəˈsɑtə/

noun

A type of tutti-frutti or Neapolitan ice cream with nuts and candied fruits.

Similar
cassata siciliana
OriginItalian cassata ← Sicilian cassata ← Vulgar Latin *cāseāta →
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Meanings

cassata1

nouncassata (countable and uncountable, plural cassatas)

plural cassatas

  1. countableuncountableA type of tutti-frutti or Neapolitan ice cream with nuts and candied fruits.
  2. countableuncountableSynonym of cassata siciliana.

    Synonyms: cassata siciliana

Cassata2

proper nounCassata (plural Cassatas)

plural Cassatas

  1. A surname from Italian.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of cassata siciliana.

Similar
cassata siciliana
Also see
cassata siciliana

Origin

cassata · noun

  1. Vulgar Latin*cāseāta
  2. Siciliancassata
  3. Italiancassata“cassata siciliana”
  4. Englishcassata

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).

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Cassata · proper noun

  1. ItalianCassata
  2. EnglishCassata

Borrowed from Italian Cassata.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cassata

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Cite this entry
APA

cassata. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cassata

MLA

“cassata.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cassata. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cassata,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cassata.

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