spumoni
noun
spu·mo·ni
spu̇-ˈmō-nē 
variants
or less commonly spumone
: ice cream in layers of different colors, flavors, and textures often with candied fruits and nuts
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Menu highlights: Antipasto misto, Italian roast beef, pastrami, cheese calzone, chicken flamingo and spumoni.
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Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 28 July 2023
But think of it as your one indulgence of the day and feast on a basket of garlic bread, take your pick of soup or salad, choose from a dozen entrees including ravioli, chicken or pizza, and leave room for tiramisu, cannoli or spumoni.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2023
Dessert is tiramisu or spumoni.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 19 July 2021
What’s in a name: This spumoni is not a nod to the standard tri-color ice cream found in supermarket frozen-foods aisles.
—Rick Nelson, Star Tribune, 3 Dec. 2020
But not before the spumoni and house grappa arrive.
—Andrew Knowlton, Bon Appetit, 15 Aug. 2017
To cool down, folks can get Ravasio's Italian ice in a variety of flavors as well as Angelo Brocato's spumoni and chocolate and vanilla gelato.
—Ann Maloney, NOLA.com, 5 Sep. 2017
End the meal with spumoni and ask your server for some house grappa.
—Bon Appetit, 1 Aug. 2017
End the meal with spumoni and ask your server for some house grappa.
—Bon Appetit, 1 Aug. 2017
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Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 28 July 2023
But think of it as your one indulgence of the day and feast on a basket of garlic bread, take your pick of soup or salad, choose from a dozen entrees including ravioli, chicken or pizza, and leave room for tiramisu, cannoli or spumoni.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2023
Dessert is tiramisu or spumoni.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 19 July 2021
What’s in a name: This spumoni is not a nod to the standard tri-color ice cream found in supermarket frozen-foods aisles.
—Rick Nelson, Star Tribune, 3 Dec. 2020
But not before the spumoni and house grappa arrive.
—Andrew Knowlton, Bon Appetit, 15 Aug. 2017
To cool down, folks can get Ravasio's Italian ice in a variety of flavors as well as Angelo Brocato's spumoni and chocolate and vanilla gelato.
—Ann Maloney, NOLA.com, 5 Sep. 2017
End the meal with spumoni and ask your server for some house grappa.
—Bon Appetit, 1 Aug. 2017
End the meal with spumoni and ask your server for some house grappa.
—Bon Appetit, 1 Aug. 2017
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“Spumoni.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spumoni. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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spumoni
noun
spu·mo·ni
variants
also spumone
: ice cream in layers of different colors and flavors often with candied fruits and nuts
Etymology
from Italian spumone, a form of spuma "foam"
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