Neapolitan
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˌniːəˈpɒlɪtən/
Adjective

Neapolitan (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to Naples, a city in southern Italy.
  2. Describing an ice cream combination of the flavours chocolate, vanilla and strawberry in order. qf Until the mid-20th century the flavours were pistachio, vanilla and strawberry, giving the colours of the Italian flag.
    Synonyms: harlequin
  3. (dated) Describing a variety of ice cream made with eggs as well as cream.
Translations Translations
  • French: tranche napolitaine
  • German: Fürst-Pückler-Eis
  • Portuguese: sorvete napolitano
  • Russian: неаполита́нское моро́женое
  • Spanish: helado napolitano
Noun

Neapolitan (plural Neapolitans)

  1. An inhabitant or resident of Naples.
  2. An individually wrapped piece of chocolate, sold in assortments of various flavours such as coffee and orange.
Translations Proper noun
  1. A language spoken in South Italy, approximately in the area of the former Kingdom of Naples.
Translations


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