cassata siciliana

/kəˈsɑːtə sɪt͡ʃɪliˈɑːnə/

noun

A rich cake, typical of Sicily, containing liqueur layered with ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate.

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cassata
OriginItalian cassata siciliana →
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Meanings

nouncassata siciliana (plural not attested)
  1. no pluralA rich cake, typical of Sicily, containing liqueur layered with ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate.

    Synonyms: cassata

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA rich cake, typical of Sicily, containing liqueur layered with ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate.

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cassata
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cassata

Origin

  1. Italiancassata siciliana
  2. Englishcassata siciliana

Borrowed from Italian cassata siciliana (literally “Sicilian cassata”).

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Translations

Arabic كَاسَّاتَا, كَاسَّاتَا سِيشِيلْيَانَا
  • كَاسَّاتَا (kāssātā)Sicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
  • كَاسَّاتَا سِيشِيلْيَانَا (kāssātā sīšīlyānā)Sicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
French cassata
  • cassataSicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
German Cassata
  • CassataSicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
Greek κασάτα, κασσάτα
  • κασάτα (kasáta)Sicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
  • κασσάτα (kassáta)Sicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
Hebrew קָסָאטָה, קָסָאטָה סִיצִ׳ילְיָאנָה
  • קָסָאטָה (kasátah)Sicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
  • קָסָאטָה סִיצִ׳ילְיָאנָה (kasátah sichil'yánah)Sicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
Italian cassata, cassata siciliana
  • cassataSicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
  • cassata sicilianaSicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
Japanese カッサータ
  • カッサータ (kassāta)Sicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
Korean 카사타
  • 카사타 (kasata)Sicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
Russian касса́та, сицилиа́нская касса́та
  • касса́та (kassáta)Sicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
  • сицилиа́нская касса́та (siciliánskaja kassáta)Sicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
Spanish cassata, casata
  • cassataSicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
  • casataSicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
Swedish cassata
  • cassataSicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
Ukrainian каса́та, сицилі́йська каса́та
  • каса́та (kasáta)Sicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
  • сицилі́йська каса́та (sycylíjsʹka kasáta)Sicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
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