Meanings
neapolitan1
adjectiveneapolitan (not comparable)
- alternativenot comparablefoodAlternative spelling of Neapolitan.
Neapolitan2
adjectiveNeapolitan (not comparable)
- not comparableDesignating an ice cream combination of the flavours chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry in order.
Synonyms: harlequin
nounNeapolitan (plural Neapolitans)
plural Neapolitans
- A native or inhabitant of the city of Naples, capital and largest city of Campania, Italy, or the surrounding metropolitan city.
proper nounNeapolitan (uncountable)
- uncountableA language spoken in South Italy, approximately in the area of the former Kingdom of Naples.
It was a while before someone told him they were speaking Neapolitan, which in his understanding wasn’t quite Italian but wasn’t quite not Italian either.
2010, Emily St. John Mandel, The Singer’s Gun, Picador (2015), page 237
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveDesignating an ice cream combination of the flavours chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry in order.
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Origin
- Ancient GreekΝεάπολις
- Latinneāpolītānus
- EnglishNeapolitan
From Latin neāpolītānus, from Neāpolis, from Ancient Greek Νεάπολις (Neápolis, literally “new city”), a Greek city in modern Naples. Doublet of naporitan and Napolitano. The ice cream combination may be so called because one version popular in the late 19th to early 20th century was green (pistachio), white (vanilla) and red (cherry or strawberry), the colors of the Italian flag, or due to some ice cream makers being from Naples; Italy's reputation for ice-cream making may have reinforced the perceived connection.
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Catalan napolità, gelat napolità
- napolitàpertaining to Naples
- gelat napolitàice cream
- napolitàinhabitant or resident of Naples
- napolitanainhabitant or resident of Naples
Chinese Mandarin 那不勒斯的, 那不勒斯人
- 那不勒斯的 (Nàbùlèsī de)pertaining to Naples
- 那不勒斯人 (Nàbùlèsī rén)inhabitant or resident of Naples
- 那不勒斯語 /那不勒斯语 (Nàbùlèsīyǔ)language of Naples, Italy
Czech neapolský, Neapolitán
- neapolskýpertaining to Naples
- Neapolitáninhabitant or resident of Naples
- Neapolitánecinhabitant or resident of Naples
Danish regnbueis, napolitaner
- regnbueisice cream
- napolitanerinhabitant or resident of Naples
Dutch Napolitaans, Napolitaan
- Napolitaanspertaining to Naples
- Napolitaaninhabitant or resident of Naples
- Napolitaanseinhabitant or resident of Naples
- Napolitaanslanguage of Naples, Italy
Esperanto napola, napolano
- napolapertaining to Naples
- napolanoinhabitant or resident of Naples
- napolaninoinhabitant or resident of Naples
- la napola lingvolanguage of Naples, Italy
Finnish napolilainen, trio-
- napolilainenpertaining to Naples
- trio-ice cream
- napolilaineninhabitant or resident of Naples
- napolilanguage of Naples, Italy
French napolitain, tranche napolitaine
- napolitainpertaining to Naples
- tranche napolitaineice cream
- Napolitaininhabitant or resident of Naples
- Napolitaineinhabitant or resident of Naples
- napolitainlanguage of Naples, Italy
German Neapolitaner, neapolitanisch
- Neapolitanerpertaining to Naples
- neapolitanischpertaining to Naples
- Fürst-Pückler-Eisice cream
- Neapolitanerinhabitant or resident of Naples
- Neapolitanerininhabitant or resident of Naples
- Neapelerinhabitant or resident of Naples
- Neapelerininhabitant or resident of Naples
- Neapolitanischlanguage of Naples, Italy
Greek ναπολιτάνικος, Ναπολιτάνος
- ναπολιτάνικος (napolitánikos)pertaining to Naples
- Ναπολιτάνος (Napolitános)inhabitant or resident of Naples
- Ναπολιτάνη (Napolitáni)inhabitant or resident of Naples
- ναπολιτάνικα (napolitánika)language of Naples, Italy
Indonesian es krim neapolitan
- es krim neapolitanice cream
Irish Napóileach, Napóileach
- Napóileachpertaining to Naples
- Napóileachinhabitant or resident of Naples
- Iodáilis Napóileachlanguage of Naples, Italy
Italian napoletano, partenopeo
- napoletanopertaining to Naples
- partenopeopertaining to Naples
- napoletanoinhabitant or resident of Naples
- napoletanainhabitant or resident of Naples
- partenopeoinhabitant or resident of Naples
- partenopeainhabitant or resident of Naples
- napoletanolanguage of Naples, Italy
Japanese ナポリの, ナポリタンアイスクリーム
- ナポリの (Napori no)pertaining to Naples
- ナポリタンアイスクリーム (naporitan aisu kurīmu)ice cream
- ナポリ人 (Napori-jin)inhabitant or resident of Naples
- ナポリ語 (Napori-go)language of Naples, Italy
Korean 나폴리의, 나폴리 아이스크림
- 나폴리의 (napolli-ui)pertaining to Naples
- 나폴리 아이스크림 (Napolli aiseukeurim)ice cream
- 나폴리인 (Napolliin)inhabitant or resident of Naples
- 나폴리어 (Napollieo)language of Naples, Italy
Latin neāpolītānus
- neāpolītānuspertaining to Naples
Polish neapolitański, neapolitańczyk
- neapolitańskipertaining to Naples
- neapolitańczykinhabitant or resident of Naples
- neapolitankainhabitant or resident of Naples
- neapolitańskilanguage of Naples, Italy
Portuguese napolitano, sorvete napolitano
- napolitanopertaining to Naples
- sorvete napolitanoice cream
- napolitanoinhabitant or resident of Naples
- napolitanainhabitant or resident of Naples
- napolitanolanguage of Naples, Italy
Romanian napolitan, napolitană
- napolitaninhabitant or resident of Naples
- napolitanăinhabitant or resident of Naples
- napolitanălanguage of Naples, Italy
Russian неаполита́нский, неаполита́нское моро́женое
- неаполита́нский (neapolitánskij)pertaining to Naples
- неаполита́нское моро́женое (neapolitánskoje moróženoje)ice cream
- неаполита́нец (neapolitánec)inhabitant or resident of Naples
- неаполита́нка (neapolitánka)inhabitant or resident of Naples
- неаполита́нский (neapolitánskij)language of Naples, Italy
Spanish napolitano, helado napolitano
- napolitanopertaining to Naples
- helado napolitanoice cream
- napolitanoinhabitant or resident of Naples
- napolitanainhabitant or resident of Naples
- napolitanolanguage of Naples, Italy
Swedish neapolitansk, neapolitan
- neapolitanskpertaining to Naples
- neapolitaninhabitant or resident of Naples
- neapolitanskainhabitant or resident of Naples
- neapolitanskalanguage of Naples, Italy
Tagalog Napolitano, Napolitano
- Napolitanopertaining to Naples
- Napolitanoinhabitant or resident of Naples
- Napolitanolanguage of Naples, Italy
Turkish napoliten
- napoliteninhabitant or resident of Naples
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APA
neapolitan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neapolitan
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“neapolitan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neapolitan. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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