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dolci

dolci

7.5
Sweet dishes in Italian cooking, like tiramisu and panna cotta
  • noun
  • /ˈdoʊl.tʃi/
translation icon : dulces
  • At the bakery, the display case was filled with colorful dolci tempting every customer.

Examples

  • The chef specializes in traditional Italian dolci like tiramisu and panna cotta.

  • After dinner, we ordered a selection of dolci to share among the table.

  • I love dolci after dinner.

  • The restaurant offers delicious dolci every evening.

  • At the end of the meal, we enjoyed a variety of dolci, including tiramisu and panna cotta.

  • The restaurant is famous for its delicious dolci, which are a highlight of any Italian feast.

  • After dinner, we indulged in some homemade dolci, like cannoli filled with sweet ricotta.

Synonyms

cannoli
vsdolci
27 3.9

An Italian dessert of a fried pastry tube filled with sweet ricotta cheese

is the broader dessert group, not only fried pastry sweets
gelato
vsdolci
23 2.5

A creamy Italian frozen dessert thicker than ice cream

is a general term for all desserts, not only frozen ones
spumoni
vsdolci
2 7.6

A layered Italian ice cream with fruit and nuts

is the broader dessert category, not only layered frozen types
dolce
vsdolci
1 8.1

A sweet Italian dish you eat at the end of a meal

is the plural form used for multiple sweet dishes
cassata
vsdolci
8.2

A round Italian cake of sponge filled with sweet ricotta and candied fruit

is the general class of sweet dishes, not only filled cakes

Antonyms

bitter
81 1.0

Having a sharp, unpleasant taste that is not sweet

savory
  • US
23 4.1

Tastes salty or spicy rather than sweet

How Sweet

confection
8 3.7
dolci
7.5

Surface Forms

dolci singular
dolci plural

Etymology

The word dolci is the Italian plural of dolce, which means 'sweet' and comes from the old Latin dulcis. It is related to Spanish dulce and English dulcet, so dolci are the sweet dishes or desserts you enjoy after a meal.