surgelato

frozen food

noun soor-jeh-LAH-toh Rare

Also means

frozen (adj.)

Usage Note

Surgelato (noun) refers to a frozen food product, while as an adjective it means 'deep-frozen.' I surgelati (plural) is the common supermarket category for frozen goods. Note the distinction: congelato means frozen at home, while surgelato implies industrial quick-freezing (surgelazione rapida), and Italian food labeling maintains this distinction.

Examples

"Ho comprato dei surgelati al supermercato."

Natural Translation

I bought some frozen food at the supermarket.

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