Meaning & use
Neapolitan
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Relating to the city of Naples, Italy, or, as a noun, an ice cream made of vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry layers.
See it in a sentence
The restaurant specialized in authentic Neapolitan pizza.
The kids all wanted a scoop of neapolitan ice cream.
A note on using this word
The ice cream sense likely arose because its three colored layers echoed the Italian flag's tricolor, becoming popular in the late 19th century.
Another way to use it
2. noun
A type of ice cream made of three flavors—usually vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry—arranged in layers.
He always picked out just the strawberry section from the neapolitan.
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