zabaglione

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UK/ˌzæbəˈljəʊni/UK/ˌzɑbɑˈljəʊni/US/ˌzɑbəlˈjoʊni/

noun

A custard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine.

Similar
sabayon
OriginItalian zabaglione ← Latin sabaia ← Proto-Indo-European *sab- →
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Meanings

nounzabaglione (countable and uncountable, plural zabagliones)

plural zabagliones · alternative zabaione · alternative zabajone

  1. countableuncountableA custard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine.

    Synonyms: sabayon

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA custard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine.

Similar
sabayon

More synonyms by meaning

nounlight foamy custard-like dessert served hot or chilled

Similar
sabayon
Broader
dessertsweetafters
Also see
sabayon

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sab-“taste”
  2. Latinsabaia“Illyrian barley beer”
  3. Italianzabaglione
  4. Englishzabaglione

Borrowed from Italian zabaglione, zabaione, possibly from Latin sabaia (“Illyrian barley beer”) (from an Illyrian word probably from Proto-Indo-European *sab- (“taste”)) + -one (augmentative suffix).

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Translations

Arabic سَابَايُونِي
  • سَابَايُونِي (sabayūnī)custard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine
Catalan crema sabaiona
  • crema sabaionacustard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine
Chinese Mandarin 薩巴里安尼
  • 薩巴里安尼 (sàbālǐ'ānní)custard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine
Dutch zabaglione, sabayon
  • zabaglionecustard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine
  • sabayoncustard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine
Esperanto zabajono
  • zabajonocustard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine
Finnish zabaglione
  • zabaglionecustard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine
French sabayon, zambajon
  • sabayoncustard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine
  • zambajoncustard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine
German Zabaione, Zabaglione
  • Zabaionecustard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine
  • Zabaglionecustard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine
  • Sabayoncustard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine
Greek ζαμπαγιόνε
  • ζαμπαγιόνε (zampagióne)custard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine
Hebrew זביונה
  • זביונה (zabayóne)custard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine
Italian zabaione, zabaglione
  • zabaionecustard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine
  • zabaglionecustard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine
  • zabajonecustard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine
Japanese ザバイオーネ, ザバイヨーネ
  • ザバイオーネ (zabaiōne)custard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine
  • ザバイヨーネ (zabaiyōne)custard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine
  • ザバリョーネ (zabaryōne)custard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine
  • サバイヨン (sabaiyon)custard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine
Korean 지바이요네
  • 지바이요네 (jibaiyone)custard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine
Polish zabaglione, zabaione
  • zabaglionecustard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine
  • zabaionecustard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine
  • zabajonecustard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine
Portuguese zabaione, zabaglione
  • zabaionecustard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine
  • zabaglionecustard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine
Russian сабайо́н
  • сабайо́н (sabajón)custard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine
Spanish zabaione
  • zabaionecustard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine
Swedish zabaione
  • zabaionecustard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine
Ukrainian сабайо́н
  • сабайо́н (sabajón)custard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with zabaglione

sonytonyTonibolognastonytyronenoniJoniphonyabalonebonyoniBerlusconijoaniezambonibaloneycronyyonipalloneminestronecalzonemascarponeMaroneyamarone
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APA

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

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“zabaglione.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zabaglione. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zabaglione,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zabaglione.

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