What does gelato in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word gelato in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use gelato in Italian.

The word gelato in Italian means ice-cream, ice-cold, frozen, freeze, chill, freeze over, wafer, ice cream cone, ice cream float, [flavour] ice-cream, pistachio ice cream, ice cream bars, fried ice-cream, whipped ice cream, ice-cream by the scoop, ice cream scoop, scoop of ice cream. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word gelato

ice-cream

sostantivo maschile (alimento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Io mangerei gelato anche in pieno inverno.
I would eat ice cream even in the middle of winter.

ice-cold

aggettivo (ghiacciato, molto freddo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Hai le mani gelate!
Your hands are ice-cold.

frozen

aggettivo (figurato (dalla paura) (figurative)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Vedere il professore che correggeva il suo compito lo lasciò completamente gelato.
Seeing his teacher marking his test left him paralyzed.

freeze

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (raffreddare, ghiacciare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La bassa temperatura ha gelato l'acqua.
The champagne is chilling in the refrigerator.

chill

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (spaventare, raggelare) (figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le grida di aiuto mi hanno gelato il sangue.
ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. Her indifference chilled my enthusiasm.

freeze over

verbo intransitivo (fare una gelata)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Con queste temperature, gelerà molto presto.
ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. It's freezing!

wafer

sostantivo maschile (cialda per gelato) (for ice creams)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ice cream cone

sostantivo maschile (cono con gelato)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ice cream float

[flavour] ice-cream

(UK)

My favorite is chocolate ice cream.

pistachio ice cream

ice cream bars

sostantivo maschile (gelato industriale) (on a stick)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Non voglio che i miei figli mangino troppi gelati confezionati.

fried ice-cream

whipped ice cream

ice-cream by the scoop

ice cream scoop

scoop of ice cream

sostantivo femminile (gusto di gelato)

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