Originally Posted by
snic
Originally Posted by
Perche
The second best gelato in the world was voted to be a place in Schwabach, Germany, which is a suburb of Nuremberg, called German Eiscafé De Rocco. I don't speak German, and suspect that means Rocco's German Ice Cafe.
It's not really translatable, as neither "German" nor "De" are German words. But "Eiscafe" should be translated as "ice cream shop" or "ice cream parlor", not "ice cafe".
It's really a very silly name. Possible American version: Ice Cream Shoppe Italiano von Rocco.
As this thread has been bumped, I thought I'd chip in - it's not a silly name at all, as a quick Google search reveals.
Firstly, the "German" probably comes from some typo in a translated text, since it doesn't actually appear anywhere in the name. Secondly, not sure why "De" needs to be a German word. "Rocco" certainly isn't one.
It would simply translate as "De Rocco Ice Cream Cafe" (
Eiscafe De Rocco | Schwabach 1966)