name
Meaning 1
A surname from Italian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
cassata
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Pronunciation
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UK: /kəˈsɑːtə/
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US: /kəˈsɑtə/
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rhymes with -ɑːtə
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CMU ARPABET: K AA0 S AA1 T AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A type of tutti-frutti or Neapolitan ice cream with nuts and candied fruits.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
Synonym of cassata siciliana.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cassata siciliana
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Cassata.
Borrowed from Italian cassata (“cassata siciliana”), from Sicilian cassata, probably from Vulgar Latin *cāseāta, from cāseus (“cheese”). Compare Maltese qassata (“savoury pastry with ricotta filling”), confirming that the use of ricotta cheese is what unites all of the relevant dishes (and hence probably the original meaning).