amaretto

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

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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 serving of that liqueur.

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

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

• amaretto sour

• teratoma

Borrowed from Italian amaretto.

• IPA^(key): /ˌaː.maːˈrɛ.toː/

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

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

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

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

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

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amaretto m (plural amarettos)

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

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

• tomatera

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

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

amaretto m (plural amaretti)

1. the sweet-bitter liqueur amaretto

• teratoma

• amareto

amaretto m (plural amarettos)

1. amaretto (a sweet almond-flavoured liqueur)