zabaglione

/ˌzæbəˈljəʊni/

zabaglione

English Noun

Definition

A custard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian zabaglione, zabaione, possibly from Latin sabaia (“Illyrian barley beer”) (from an Illyrian word probably from Proto-Indo-European *sab- (“taste”)) + -one (augmentative suffix).