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semifreddo

Pronunciation: [say-mee-FRAYD-doh; Sp. say-mee-FREE-oh]

Filed under: Dessert

Italian for "half cold," semifreddo culinarily refers to any of various chilled or partially frozen desserts including cake, ice cream, fruit and custard or whipped cream. Such a dessert's Spanish counterpart is called semifrío.

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