affogato

 
Pronunciation: /afəˈgɑːtəʊ/

noun (plural affogatos)

  • an Italian dessert consisting of vanilla ice cream topped with a shot of espresso coffee: the affogato was to die for, with the bitter espresso perfectly complementing the sweet ice cream

Origin:

Italian, literally 'drowned', past participle of affogare 'to drown'