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Noun: cassata  ku'saa-tu
  1. Ice cream containing chopped candied fruits
    "The cassata ice cream was bursting with colourful bits of fruit";
    - tutti-frutti
     
  2. Traditional Sicilian dessert made with sweetened ricotta cheese, candied fruit, and sponge cake, often decorated with marzipan and glacé fruits
    "The bakery's cassata was made according to an old family recipe"

Derived forms: cassatas

Type of: ice cream, icecream

Encyclopedia: Cassata