Neapolitan

From Latin neāpolītānus, from Neāpolis, from Ancient Greek Νεάπολις (Neápolis, literally “new city”), a Greek city in modern Naples. Doublet of naporitan.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌniːəˈpɒlɪtən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌniːəˈpɑlɪtən/
• (weak vowel merger) IPA^(key): /ˌniːəˈpɑlətən/

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• Rhymes: -ɒlɪtən
• Hyphenation: Ne‧a‧po‧li‧tan

Neapolitan (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to Naples, a city in southern Italy.
2. Designating an ice cream combination of the flavours chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry in order. (Until the mid-20th century the flavours were pistachio, vanilla, and strawberry, giving the colours of the Italian flag.)

   Synonym: harlequin

3. (dated) Describing a variety of ice cream made with eggs as well as cream.

Neapolitan (plural Neapolitans)

1. An inhabitant or resident of Naples.
2. An individually wrapped piece of chocolate, sold in assortments of various flavours such as coffee and orange.

Neapolitan (uncountable)

1. A language spoken in South Italy, approximately in the area of the former Kingdom of Naples.

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Neapolitan terms

• Ethnologue entry for Neapolitan, nap ⁠