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gelato

[juh-lah-toh] / dʒəˈlɑ toʊ /
NOUN
ice cream
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I ping-ponged from soft cheeses to eggs and squash, then past a gelato cart and a table crowded with jams, pepper jellies and a milk carton filled with VHS tapes.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

That company has a market value of around $8 billion and houses brands including Breyers, Ben & Jerry’s and Talenti gelato.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 19, 2026

As luck has it, there is a gelato joint next door and so we continue his lead, sit on the terrace, people-watch and while away and enjoy lemon sorbet.

From Salon Nov. 8, 2025

Outside, under the warm April sunshine, groups of joyous African pilgrims in flashy head wraps ate gelato by the Bernini fountain, seagulls circling overhead.

From BBC Apr. 25, 2025

The end of the world made gelato taste a lot better.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

In between savory courses, Bulgarini’s obsession with flavor pairings reveals itself in a curious parade of wine-splashed gelati.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2019

For dessert at Misi, there is only gelati, the pasta of dolci, six different flavors, including a wonderfully powerful espresso.

From The New Yorker Nov. 23, 2018

Little Pearl will make its own pastries, sandwiches, gelati and snacks to pair with your single-origin coffee or your bottle of boutique wine.

From Washington Post Dec. 7, 2017

The hazelnut and vanilla gelati were splendid, as were the lemon and blood orange sorbetti.

From New York Times Apr. 14, 2012

The musicians were concealed in the “snuggery,” playing airs from favorite operas, while waiters from Doney’s served gelati and paste and champagne at little tables scattered throughout the garden.

From The Spell by William Dana Orcutt

What came to mind was not the city itself, but the many gelatos that Falconer’s spunky picture-book heroine Olivia eats before and after her family’s travails on their sinking gondola while in the Italian city.

From Washington Post Mar. 10, 2023

It’s a bracing, even exhilarating change from the usual creamy, dense chocolates or gelatos that litter most restaurant dessert menus.

From Seattle Times Aug. 18, 2022

Fuelled by two giant gelatos we're well over the two-hour mark into an interview for the BBC TV documentary Free Spirits.

From BBC Jan. 31, 2022

Along with the gelatos, coffees and pastries are served at indoor and outdoor tables.

From New York Times Mar. 15, 2021

According to Dr. Luce, the gene first appeared in my bloodline sometime around 1750, in the body of one Penelope Evan- gelatos, my great-grandmother to the ninth power.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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