Meanings
- uncountableSynonym of Neapolitan ice cream (“a kind that comprises several flavors”).
Synonyms: Neapolitan ice cream
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of Neapolitan ice cream (“a kind that comprises several flavors”).
Origin
Due to the colored stripes of the ice cream resembling the colorful clothing of a harlequin.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
harlequin ice cream. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harlequin%20ice%20cream
“harlequin ice cream.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harlequin%20ice%20cream. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “harlequin ice cream,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harlequin%20ice%20cream.
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