spumoni

spumoni
spumoni [spə mō′nē]
n.
It, pl. of spumone, aug. of spuma, foam (< L: see FOAM)
an Italian frozen dessert made of variously flavored and colored layers of smooth ice cream, often containing candied fruits and pistachio nuts: also sp. spumone

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spu·mo·ni or spu·mo·ne (spo͝o-mōʹnē) n.
An Italian ice cream having layers of different colors or flavors and often containing fruits and nuts.
  [Italian, augmentative of spuma, foam, from Latin spūma.]

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