amaretto

See also: Amaretto

English

Bottles of amaretto.

Etymology

From Italian amaretto, from amaro (“bitter”) (from Latin amarus) + diminutive suffix -etto.

Pronunciation

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Noun

amaretto (countable and uncountable, plural amarettos or amaretti)

1. (uncountable, countable) A sweet-bitter liqueur originating from Italy (but also produced in Turkey), flavored with almonds and a secret blend-specific mix of some 200 ingredients such as the pits from apricots, peaches, cherries or other stone fruits.

   Hypernym: ratafia

   Amaretto makes a fine digestive.

2. (countable) A glass of that liqueur.

   Gino has an amaretto on the porch after every elaborate meal.

3. (countable) A light Italian cookie made with almonds.

Derived terms

• amaretto sour

Translations

a sweet almond-flavoured liqueur

• Bulgarian: горчив бадемов ликьор
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 意大利苦杏酒 (Yìdàlì kǔxìngjiǔ)

• Czech: amaretto n
• Dutch: amaretto (nl) m
• Finnish: amaretto (fi)
• French: amaretto (fr) m
• German: Amaretto (de) m
• Greek: αμαρέτο (el) n (amaréto)
• Italian: amaretto (it) m
• Japanese: アマレット (ja) (amaretto)
• Portuguese: amaretto m, amareto m
• Russian: амаре́тто (ru) n (amarétto)
• Spanish: amaretto (es) m
• Yiddish: אַמאַרעטאָ (amareto)

a light cookie made with almonds.

• Spanish: amargo (es) m, amarguillo m

Anagrams

• teratoma

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian amaretto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌaː.maːˈrɛ.toː/

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• Hyphenation: ama‧ret‧to
• Rhymes: -ɛtoː

Noun

amaretto m (plural amaretto's, diminutive amarettootje n)

1. amaretto
2. a glass or other serving of amaretto

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian amaretto, from amaro (“bitter”) (from Latin amārus) + diminutive ending -etto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ma.ʁɛ.to/ ~ /a.ma.ʁe.to/

• Audio:

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Noun

amaretto m (plural amarettos)

1. the sweet-bitter liqueur amaretto
2. a glass of amaretto

Further reading

• “amaretto”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• tomatera

Italian

Etymology

From amaro (“bitter”) +‎ -etto (diminutive suffix), ultimately from Latin amārus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.maˈret.to/
• Rhymes: -etto
• Hyphenation: a‧ma‧rét‧to

Noun

amaretto m (plural amaretti)

1. the sweet-bitter liqueur amaretto

Anagrams

• teratoma

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• amareto

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.maˈɾe.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.maˈɾe.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.maˈɾe.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mɐˈɾe.tu/

Noun

amaretto m (plural amarettos)

1. amaretto (a sweet almond-flavoured liqueur)