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cassata¹

  • /kəˈsɑːtə/ UK
  • /kəˈsɑtə/ US

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Where it comes from

Borrowed from Italian cassata (“cassata siciliana”), from Sicilian cassata, probably from Vulgar Latin *cāseāta, from cāseus (“cheese”). Compare Maltese qassata (“savoury pastry with ricotta filling”), confirming that the use of ricotta cheese is what unites all of the relevant dishes (and hence probably the original meaning).

noun cassatas

  1. countable, uncountable A type of tutti-frutti or Neapolitan ice cream with nuts and candied fruits.
  2. countable, uncountable Synonym of cassata siciliana.

    Similar: cassata siciliana

Cassata²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Italian Cassata.

proper noun Cassatas

  1. A surname from Italian.

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MLA

"cassata." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cassata. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

cassata. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cassata

Chicago

"cassata." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cassata.

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@misc{cassata_2026,
  title = {cassata},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cassata},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}