cornetto
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Italian cornetto, a diminutive of corno (“horn”), from Latin cornū.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɔːˈnɛtəʊ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /kɔɹˈnɛtoʊ/
Noun
editcornetto (plural cornettos or cornetti)
- (music) A trumpet-like wind instrument used in European music of the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods.
- An Italian pastry, a kind of croissant.
- 2004 February 1, Alexandra Potter, Calling Romeo, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 80:
- Frock-coated waiters flitted in and out dispensing champagne cocktails, stripy-jumpered gondoliers were handing out cornettos and bite-size pizzas, courtesy of the high street pizza chain that was sponsoring the whole bash, […]
- 2008 November 1, Father Chet Snyder, A Sabbath Shared, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 56:
- A quick espresso, maybe a roll with a little marmalade or a cornetto at the local bar, and then it's off to work or school.
Synonyms
editTranslations
editcornett — see cornett
Interlingua
editEtymology
editFrom Italian Cornetto, brand of a frozen dessert cone, from cornetto, a diminutive of corno (“horn”), from Latin cornū.
Noun
editcornetto (plural cornettos)
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom corno (“horn”, from Latin cornū) + -etto (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcornetto m (plural cornetti)
- (folklore) horn-shaped amulet resembling a hot pepper
- Synonym: cornicello
- (anatomy) nasal concha, turbinate
- Synonyms: conca nasale, turbinato
- (music) cornett, cornetto
- croissant (pastry)
- (regional, chiefly northern Italy) string bean
- Synonym: fagiolino
Derived terms
edit- conettino
- cornetto acustico (“speaking trumpet”)
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