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neapolitan
UK /ˌniːəˈpɒlɪtən/ US /ˌniːəˈpɑlɪtən/
adj 4noun 2name 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
authentic
VERB + NEAPOLITAN
buy, don't, serves, speaking
NEAPOLITAN + NOUN
cream, ice, language, pizza, wafers
PREP.
in
Definitions
adj
1
Of, from or relating to the city of Naples, capital and largest city of Campania, Italy, or the surrounding metropolitan city.
2
Designating an ice cream combination of the flavours chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry in order. (Until the mid-20th century the flavours were pistachio, vanilla, and strawberry, giving the colours of the Italian flag.)
3
Describing a variety of ice cream made with eggs as well as cream.
noun
1
A native or inhabitant of the city of Naples, capital and largest city of Campania, Italy, or the surrounding metropolitan city.
2
An individually wrapped piece of chocolate, sold in assortments of various flavours such as coffee and orange.
name
1
A language spoken in South Italy, approximately in the area of the former Kingdom of Naples.
It was a while before someone told him they were speaking Neapolitan, which in his understanding wasn’t quite Italian but wasn’t quite not Italian either.
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It was a while before someone told him they were speaking Neapolitan, which in his understanding wasn’t quite Italian but wasn’t quite not Italian either.
Wiktionary02
We don't have Neapolitan ice cream.
Tatoeba · #112968903
This restaurant serves authentic Neapolitan pizza.
Tatoeba · #535706804
My friend is Neapolitan.
Tatoeba · #789503105
Did you buy Neapolitan wafers, too?
Tatoeba · #822565406
Where is the Neapolitan language spoken?
Tatoeba · #12164632Usage Notes
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