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stracciatella

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˌstɹɑt͡ʃi.əˈtɛlə/
  • UK: /ˌstɹæt͡ʃəˈtɛlə/
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  • rhymes with -ɛlə

1

noun

Meaning 1

An Italian soup consisting of a meat broth and small shreds of an egg-based mixture, prepared by drizzling the mixture into boiling broth and stirring.

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A type of Italian gelato (milk-based ice cream) with chocolate shavings.

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Any of several types of cheese often pulled into shreds.

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Any of several types of cheese often pulled into shreds.

Ellipsis of stracciatella di bufala.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, especially, uncountable

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Italian stracciato Italian -ella Italian stracciatellabor. English stracciatella Borrowed from Italian stracciatella, from stracciare (“to rip, to tear up”), of ultimate Latin origin. For further information, see the Italian entry.

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: страчатела (stračatela) — type of Italian egg-based soup
  • Catalan: stracciatella — type of Italian egg-based soup
  • Chinese Mandarin: 奶酪蛋花湯 /奶酪蛋花汤 (nǎilàodànhuātāng) — type of Italian egg-based soup
  • Czech: stračatela — type of Italian egg-based soup
  • Dutch: stracciatella — type of Italian egg-based soup
  • French: stracciatella — type of Italian egg-based soup
  • German: Stracciatella — type of Italian egg-based soup
  • Greek: στρατσιατέλα (stratsiatéla) — type of Italian egg-based soup
  • Italian: stracciatella — type of Italian egg-based soup
  • Japanese: ストラッチャテッラ (sutoratchaterra) — type of Italian egg-based soup
  • Korean: 스트라차텔라 (seuteurachatella) — type of Italian egg-based soup
  • Polish: stracciatella — type of Italian egg-based soup
  • Polish: straciatella — type of Italian egg-based soup
  • Portuguese: stracciatella — type of Italian egg-based soup
  • Russian: страччате́лла (straččatélla) — type of Italian egg-based soup
  • Russian: страчате́лла (stračatélla) — type of Italian egg-based soup
  • Spanish: stracciatella — type of Italian egg-based soup
  • Bulgarian: страчатела (stračatela) — type of Italian ice cream with chocolate shavings
  • Catalan: stracciatella — type of Italian ice cream with chocolate shavings
  • Chinese Mandarin: 奶酪可可碎冰激凌 (nǎilàokěkěsuì) — type of Italian ice cream with chocolate shavings
  • Czech: stračatela — type of Italian ice cream with chocolate shavings
  • Dutch: stracciatella — type of Italian ice cream with chocolate shavings
  • French: stracciatella — type of Italian ice cream with chocolate shavings
  • German: Stracciatella — type of Italian ice cream with chocolate shavings
  • Greek: στρατσιατέλα (stratsiatéla) — type of Italian ice cream with chocolate shavings
  • Italian: stracciatella — type of Italian ice cream with chocolate shavings
  • Japanese: ストラッチャテッラ (sutoratchaterra) — type of Italian ice cream with chocolate shavings
  • Korean: 스트라차텔라 (seuteurachatella) — type of Italian ice cream with chocolate shavings
  • Polish: stracciatella — type of Italian ice cream with chocolate shavings
  • Polish: straciatella — type of Italian ice cream with chocolate shavings
  • Portuguese: stracciatella — type of Italian ice cream with chocolate shavings
  • Russian: страччате́лла (straččatélla) — type of Italian ice cream with chocolate shavings
  • Russian: страчате́лла (stračatélla) — type of Italian ice cream with chocolate shavings
  • Spanish: stracciatella — type of Italian ice cream with chocolate shavings