amaretto
See also: Amaretto
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From Italian amaretto, from amaro (“bitter”) (from Latin amarus) + diminutive suffix -etto.
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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 glass of that liqueur.
- Gino has an amaretto on the porch after every elaborate meal.
- (countable) A light Italian cookie made with almonds.
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a sweet almond-flavoured liqueur
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a light cookie made with almonds.
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Borrowed from Italian amaretto.
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amaretto m (plural amaretto's, diminutive amarettootje n)
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian amaretto, from amaro (“bitter”) (from Latin amārus) + diminutive ending -etto.
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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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Italian edit
Etymology edit
From amaro (“bitter”) + -etto (diminutive suffix), ultimately from Latin amārus.
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amaretto m (plural amaretti)
- the sweet-bitter liqueur amaretto
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amaretto m (plural amarettos)
- amaretto (a sweet almond-flavoured liqueur)