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How do you say "ice cream" in Italian?
il gelato
In Italian, "ice cream" is il gelato.
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Pronunciation
Jeh-LAH-toh, three syllables. Stress on 'lah.' Say 'jeh' + 'lah' + 'to.'
Grammar notes
Il gelato is masculine. The plural is i gelati. Gelato is the Italian word for ice cream and is now used in English too.
Example sentence
Il gelato era dolce è cremoso al caffè.
The ice cream was sweet and creamy at the cafe.
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How to remember il gelato
Gelato comes from gelare (to freeze). Gelato is frozen cream, and it's smoother and denser than American ice cream.
Related words
- beef il manzo
- beer la birra
- cassette la cassetta
- coffee il caffè
- crockpot la pentola
- dumplings i ravioli
- menu il menù
- milk il latte
- napkin il tovagliolo
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Questions about il gelato
How do you say "ice cream" in Italian?
In Italian, "ice cream" is il gelato. It is a noun.
Is il gelato masculine or feminine?
Il gelato is masculine. The plural is i gelati. Gelato is the Italian word for ice cream and is now used in English too.
How is il gelato used in a sentence?
Use il gelato as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Il gelato era dolce è cremoso al caffè. (The ice cream was sweet and creamy at the cafe.).
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