stracciatella

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian, from stracciare (“to rip, to tear up”), of ultimate Latin origin, due to the aspect.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌstɹɑt͡ʃi.əˈtɛlə/

• Audio (General American):

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• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌstɹæt͡ʃəˈtɛlə/
• Rhymes: -ɛlə
• Hyphenation: strac‧cia‧tella, strac‧cia‧tel‧la

Noun

stracciatella (countable and uncountable, plural stracciatellas)

1. an Italian soup made by dribbling a mixture of Parmesan cheese and beaten egg into hot broth
   • 1991 September, Stephen Fry, chapter 2, in The Liar, London: Heinemann, →ISBN, section I, page 41:

     ‘I had the happy notion of adding an egg,’ Williams shouted back. ‘It poaches in the soup. Not unlike an Italian stracciatella. Singularly toothsome. […]’

2. a type of Italian milk-based ice cream with chocolate shavings

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian stracciatella, from stracciare (“to rip, to tear up”), of ultimate Latin origin.

Pronunciation

• (Netherlands) IPA^(key): /ˌstraː.tʃaːˈtɛ.laː/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛlaː
• Hyphenation: strac‧ci‧a‧tel‧la

Noun

stracciatella f or m (uncountable)

1. stracciatella (Italian ice cream)
2. stracciatella (Italian soup)

Etymology

From stracciato (“ripped, torn up”, past participle of stracciare) +‎ -ella, ultimately from Latin extrahō (“to extract, remove”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /strat.t͡ʃaˈtɛl.la/
• Rhymes: -ɛlla
• Hyphenation: strac‧cia‧tèl‧la

Noun

stracciatella f (plural stracciatelle)

1. stracciatella (soup)
2. (usually uncountable) stracciatella (ice cream)
3. a type of mild-flavoured/flavored cheese made from buffalo milk

Alternative forms

• straciatella

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian stracciatella, from stracciare (“to rip, to tear up”), of ultimate Latin origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /strat͡ʂ.t͡ʂjaˈtɛl.la/
• Rhymes: -ɛlla
• Syllabification: strac‧cia‧tel‧la

Noun

stracciatella f

1. stracciatella (Italian soup made from a mixture of cheese and egg in a broth)
2. stracciatella (Italian ice cream with chocolate shavings)

Further reading

• stracciatella in Polish dictionaries at PWN