English Explanatory Dictionary

Neapolitan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, from or relating to the city of Naples, capital and largest city of Campania, Italy, or the surrounding metropolitan city.
  2. Designating an ice cream combination of the flavours chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry in order. (Until the mid-20th century the flavours were pistachio, vanilla, and strawberry, giving the colours of the Italian flag.)
  3. Describing a variety of ice cream made with eggs as well as cream.
noun
  1. A native or inhabitant of the city of Naples, capital and largest city of Campania, Italy, or the surrounding metropolitan city.
  2. An individually wrapped piece of chocolate, sold in assortments of various flavours such as coffee and orange.
name
  1. A language spoken in South Italy, approximately in the area of the former Kingdom of Naples.
adj
  1. Alternative spelling of Neapolitan.

Pronunciation

/ˌniːəˈpɒlɪtən/ /ˌniːəˈpɑlɪtən/ /ˌniːəˈpɑlətən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Neapolitan.wav

Word forms

Neapolitan Neapolitans

Etymology

From Latin neāpolītānus, from Neāpolis, from Ancient Greek Νεάπολις (Neápolis, literally “new city”), a Greek city in modern Naples. Doublet of naporitan.

Synonyms

harlequin

Related words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Neapolitan terms

Derived words

Neapolitan chord Neapolitan disease Neapolitan ice cream Neapolitan mastiff Neapolitanness Neapolitan pizza Neapolitan sauce Neapolitan wafer

Translations

Catalan: gelat napolità Danish: regnbueis Finnish: trio- French: tranche napolitaine German: Fürst-Pückler-Eis Indonesian: es krim neapolitan Japanese: ナポリタンアイスクリーム Korean: 나폴리 아이스크림 Portuguese: sorvete napolitano Russian: неаполита́нское моро́женое Spanish: helado napolitano
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