panna cotta

UK/ˌpanə ˈkɒtə/

noun

A northern Italian dessert consisting of flavoured double cream set with gelatine, often served with fruit sauce or caramel syrup.

OriginItalian panna cotta →
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Meanings

nounpanna cotta (countable and uncountable, plural panna cottas)

plural panna cottas · alternative pannacotta

  1. countableuncountableA northern Italian dessert consisting of flavoured double cream set with gelatine, often served with fruit sauce or caramel syrup.

Origin

  1. Italianpanna cotta
  2. Englishpanna cotta

Borrowed from Italian panna cotta (literally “cooked cream”).

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Translations

Arabic بَانَّاكُوتَّا
  • بَانَّاكُوتَّا (pannakōtta)Italian dessert made from double cream
Bulgarian панако́та
  • панако́та (panakóta)Italian dessert made from double cream
Catalan panacota
  • panacotaItalian dessert made from double cream
Chinese Cantonese 意式奶凍 /意式奶冻
  • 意式奶凍 /意式奶冻 (ji³ sik¹ naai⁵ dung³)Italian dessert made from double cream
Chinese Mandarin 意式奶凍 /意式奶冻
  • 意式奶凍 /意式奶冻 (Yì shì nǎi dòng)Italian dessert made from double cream
Finnish panna cotta
  • panna cottaItalian dessert made from double cream
French panna cotta, panacotta
  • panna cottaItalian dessert made from double cream
  • panacottaItalian dessert made from double cream
German Panna cotta, Pannacotta
  • Panna cottaItalian dessert made from double cream
  • PannacottaItalian dessert made from double cream
Greek πανακότα
  • πανακότα (panakóta)Italian dessert made from double cream
Hebrew פָּנָקוֹטָה
  • פָּנָקוֹטָה (panakóta)Italian dessert made from double cream
Italian panna cotta
  • panna cottaItalian dessert made from double cream
Japanese パンナコッタ
  • パンナコッタ (panna kotta)Italian dessert made from double cream
Korean 판나코타
  • 판나코타 (pannakota)Italian dessert made from double cream
Persian پاناکوتا
  • پاناکوتا (pânâkotâ)Italian dessert made from double cream
Polish panna cotta
  • panna cottaItalian dessert made from double cream
Portuguese panacota, panna cotta
  • panacotaItalian dessert made from double cream
  • panna cottaItalian dessert made from double cream
Russian па́нна-ко́тта, панако́та
  • па́нна-ко́тта (pánna-kótta)Italian dessert made from double cream
  • панако́та (panakóta)Italian dessert made from double cream
Spanish flan de nata
  • flan de nataItalian dessert made from double cream
Swedish pannacotta
  • pannacottaItalian dessert made from double cream
Thai ปันนาค็อตตา
  • ปันนาค็อตตา (bpan-naa kɔ́t-dtaa)Italian dessert made from double cream
Ukrainian па́на-ко́та
  • па́на-ко́та (pána-kóta)Italian dessert made from double cream

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with panna cotta

gottalottaricottayatta
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Cite this entry
APA

panna cotta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panna%20cotta

MLA

“panna cotta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panna%20cotta. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “panna cotta,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panna%20cotta.

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