# cassata

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈsɑːtə/

## Definitions
1. A type of tutti-frutti or Neapolitan ice cream with nuts and candied fruits.
2. Synonym of cassata siciliana.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Italian cassata (“cassata siciliana”), from Sicilian cassata, probably from Vulgar Latin *cāseāta, from cāseus (“cheese”). Compare Maltese qassata (“savoury pastry with ricotta filling”), confirming that the use of ricotta cheese is what unites all of the relevant dishes (and hence probably the original meaning).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cassata