Phrase guide

cassata siciliana

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /kəˈsɑːtə sɪt͡ʃɪliˈɑːnə/

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noun

Meaning 1

A rich cake, typical of Sicily, containing liqueur layered with ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: no-plural

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cassata siciliana (literally “Sicilian cassata”).

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كَاسَّاتَا (kāssātā) — Sicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
  • Arabic: كَاسَّاتَا سِيشِيلْيَانَا (kāssātā sīšīlyānā) — Sicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
  • Armenian: կասատա (kasata) — Sicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
  • Armenian: կասսատա (kassata) — Sicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
  • French: cassata — Sicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
  • German: Cassata — Sicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
  • Greek: κασάτα (kasáta) — Sicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
  • Greek: κασσάτα (kassáta) — Sicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
  • Hebrew: קָסָאטָה (kasátah) — Sicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
  • Hebrew: קָסָאטָה סִיצִ׳ילְיָאנָה (kasátah sichil'yánah) — Sicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
  • Italian: cassata — Sicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
  • Italian: cassata siciliana — Sicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
  • Japanese: カッサータ (kassāta) — Sicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
  • Korean: 카사타 (kasata) — Sicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
  • Russian: касса́та (kassáta) — Sicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
  • Russian: сицилиа́нская касса́та (siciliánskaja kassáta) — Sicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
  • Sicilian: cassata — Sicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
  • Sicilian: cassata siciliana — Sicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
  • Spanish: cassata — Sicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
  • Spanish: casata — Sicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
  • Swedish: cassata — Sicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
  • Ukrainian: каса́та (kasáta) — Sicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate
  • Ukrainian: сицилі́йська каса́та (sycylíjsʹka kasáta) — Sicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate