Meaning
icing, glaze
- a sweet, smooth coating applied to cakes or biscuits; icing or glaze
- a shiny, reduced sauce used to coat savoury dishes
In a sentence
Versa la glassa sulla torta solo quando si è completamente raffreddata.
Pour the icing over the cake only once it has cooled down completely.
I biscotti natalizi sono decorati con glassa reale colorata.
The Christmas biscuits are decorated with coloured royal icing.
Lo chef ha rifinito il piatto con una glassa all'aceto balsamico.
The chef finished the dish with a balsamic glaze.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| glassa | feminine · singular |
| glasse | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Often combined with 'a/al' to indicate flavour, e.g. 'glassa al cioccolato'.