amaretto
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See also: Amaretto
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Italian amaretto, from amaro (“bitter”) (from Latin amarus) + diminutive suffix -etto.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (US): (file)
Noun
[edit]amaretto (countable and uncountable, plural amarettos or amaretti)
- (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.
- (countable) A serving of that liqueur.
- Gino has an amaretto on the porch after every elaborate meal.
- (countable) A light Italian cookie made with almonds.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]a sweet almond-flavoured liqueur
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a light cookie made with almonds
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[edit]Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Italian amaretto.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]amaretto m (plural amaretto's, diminutive amarettootje n)
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Italian amaretto, from amaro (“bitter”) (from Latin amārus) + diminutive ending -etto.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]amaretto m (plural amarettos)
Further reading
[edit]- “amaretto”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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[edit]Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From amaro (“bitter”) + -etto (diminutive suffix), ultimately from Latin amārus.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]amaretto m (plural amaretti)
- the sweet-bitter liqueur amaretto
Anagrams
[edit]Portuguese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]amaretto m (plural amarettos)
- amaretto (a sweet almond-flavoured liqueur)
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