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Spumoni vs Tortoni - What's the difference?

spumoni | tortoni |

As nouns the difference between spumoni and tortoni

is that spumoni is an Italian style of ice cream dessert made with layers of different colors and flavors (typically cherry, pistachio, and vanilla or chocolate) and usually containing candied fruits and nuts while tortoni is any of several sorts of ice-cream flavoured with rum or sherry and topped with almonds etc.

spumoni

English

(wikipedia spumoni)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (US) An Italian style of ice cream dessert made with layers of different colors and flavors (typically cherry, pistachio, and vanilla or chocolate) and usually containing candied fruits and nuts.
  • * 1953 , (Raymond Chandler), The Long Goodbye (Penguin 2010), page 2:
    • ‘Oh, I see.’ A slice of spumoni wouldn't have melted on her now.
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    tortoni

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of several sorts of ice-cream flavoured with rum or sherry and topped with almonds etc.

    • Usage notes

    *This word does not seem to be used in Italy.