spumoni
noun
spu·mo·ni
spu̇-ˈmō-nē 
variants
or less commonly spumone
: ice cream in layers of different colors, flavors, and textures often with candied fruits and nuts
Examples of spumoni in a Sentence
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The wine list skews Italian and Californian, and spumoni and tiramisu lead the dessert menu.
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Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
Matthews recommends her caramel apple spumoni as a fab fall delight, especially when enjoyed on his favorite spot: Costa Covo’s sleek terrace.
—Linda Laban, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
Menu highlights: Antipasto misto, Italian roast beef, pastrami, cheese calzone, chicken flamingo and spumoni.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 28 July 2023
But think of it as your one indulgence of the day and feast on a basket of garlic bread, take your pick of soup or salad, choose from a dozen entrees including ravioli, chicken or pizza, and leave room for tiramisu, cannoli or spumoni.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2023
Dessert is tiramisu or spumoni.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 19 July 2021
What’s in a name: This spumoni is not a nod to the standard tri-color ice cream found in supermarket frozen-foods aisles.
—Rick Nelson, Star Tribune, 3 Dec. 2020
But not before the spumoni and house grappa arrive.
—Andrew Knowlton, Bon Appetit, 15 Aug. 2017
To cool down, folks can get Ravasio's Italian ice in a variety of flavors as well as Angelo Brocato's spumoni and chocolate and vanilla gelato.
—Ann Maloney, NOLA.com, 5 Sep. 2017
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Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
Matthews recommends her caramel apple spumoni as a fab fall delight, especially when enjoyed on his favorite spot: Costa Covo’s sleek terrace.
—Linda Laban, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
Menu highlights: Antipasto misto, Italian roast beef, pastrami, cheese calzone, chicken flamingo and spumoni.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 28 July 2023
But think of it as your one indulgence of the day and feast on a basket of garlic bread, take your pick of soup or salad, choose from a dozen entrees including ravioli, chicken or pizza, and leave room for tiramisu, cannoli or spumoni.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2023
Dessert is tiramisu or spumoni.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 19 July 2021
What’s in a name: This spumoni is not a nod to the standard tri-color ice cream found in supermarket frozen-foods aisles.
—Rick Nelson, Star Tribune, 3 Dec. 2020
But not before the spumoni and house grappa arrive.
—Andrew Knowlton, Bon Appetit, 15 Aug. 2017
To cool down, folks can get Ravasio's Italian ice in a variety of flavors as well as Angelo Brocato's spumoni and chocolate and vanilla gelato.
—Ann Maloney, NOLA.com, 5 Sep. 2017
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“Spumoni.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spumoni. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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spumoni
noun
spu·mo·ni
variants
also spumone
: ice cream in layers of different colors and flavors often with candied fruits and nuts
Etymology
from Italian spumone, a form of spuma "foam"
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