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affogato

Pronunciation: /afəˈgɑːtəʊ/

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Definition of affogato

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'

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