tortoni


tor·to·ni

T5307850 (tôr-tō′nē)n. An Italian ice cream made with heavy cream and often containing rum, almonds, and maraschino cherries, typically served in small cups.
[After Giuseppe Tortoni (c.1775-c.1864), Neapolitan-born owner of a café in Paris famous for its ice cream.]

tortoni

(tɔːˈtəʊnɪ) n (Cookery) a rich ice cream often flavoured with sherry[from Italian: probably from the name of a 19th-century Italian caterer in Paris]

tor•to•ni

(tɔrˈtoʊ ni)

n. rich ice cream containing eggs, heavy cream, chopped cherries, etc., and often topped with crushed almonds or macaroons. [1940–45; said to be after an Italian café owner in Paris in the 18th century]