WORD OF THE DAY

A gelateria is a café in Italy where you can buy ice cream, or an ice cream parlor anywhere in the world that sells Italian ice cream. It’s a great place to chill with friends in the summer.

Gelateria is a word borrowed from Italian, based on the root word gelato, meaning "ice cream" (literally, "frozen"). In Italy, a gelateria is any place that sells ice cream, including a café, bakery, or candy shop. Elsewhere, it is usually an upscale ice cream shop specializing in gelato, Italian-style ice cream that is particularly flavorful because it contains less air and fat. To get the stress on the right syllable, remember that the -eria at the end is the same as in pizzeria.