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tortoni

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7 lettersPronunciation /tɔːˈtəʊni/Sorted inoorttStarts with TEnds with I0 clues
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Definitions

  1. A rich frozen dessert flavored with rum or sherry and often topped with almonds or crumbs.

Word origin

Borrowed from the Italian surname Tortoni; the dessert is usually regarded as named after Giuseppe Tortoni, a native of Naples, Italy, who was the proprietor of the famous Café Tortoni in Paris, France, in the early 19th century.

Used in a sentence

  • With my own fair hands I've made individual almond tortonis for dessert. Cook thinks I'm a wonder! Each masterpiece in a fluted silver dish, silver candies sprinkled on the pink whipped cream! O-oh!
  • A big smile from the courtly waiter named Frank at Dominick's, an Italian restaurant in the Bronx. Huge hamburger steaks. Little tortoni in paper cups, vanilla ice cream topped with macaroon crumbs.

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