tutti-frutti
- noun
- /ˌtuːti ˈfruːti/
- Banana Royal, Neapolitan, Maple Walnut, Tutti-Frutti...
Examples
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I ordered a delicious bowl of tutti-frutti ice cream topped with whipped cream and cherries.
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The kids excitedly chose tutti-frutti ice cream from the menu because of the colorful fruits inside.
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After dinner, we enjoyed tutti-frutti ice cream, which was filled with chunks of sweet, candied fruits.
Synonyms
A creamy Italian frozen dessert thicker than ice cream
A frozen sweet made from fruit juice or crushed fruit without milk, with a soft, slushy texture
A sweet frozen dessert made from fruit juice, sugar, and sometimes milk or egg white
A layered Italian ice cream with fruit and nuts
A cold sweet food made with peaches or peach flavor
A frozen fruit-flavored dessert made without milk
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tutti-frutti comes from the Italian words tutti ('all') and frutti ('fruits'), and it was used for a mix made from many kinds of fruit. So, a tutti-frutti ice cream is named for being full of different chopped or candied fruits.