corretto

English

Etymology

From Italian corretto.

Noun

corretto (plural correttos)

  1. An espresso coffee with a dash of grappa or other liqueur.
    • 2022, Peter Colt, Death at Fort Devens:
      No more pizza, no more correttos, just another place renting VHS tapes.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin correctus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /korˈrɛt.to/
  • Rhymes: -ɛtto
  • Hyphenation: cor‧rèt‧to

Adjective

corretto (feminine corretta, masculine plural corretti, feminine plural corrette)

  1. correct
    Antonym: incorretto
  2. corrected

Derived terms

Participle

corretto (feminine corretta, masculine plural corretti, feminine plural corrette)

  1. past participle of correggere

Noun

corretto m (plural corretti)

  1. ellipsis of caffè corretto
    Stava lì al bar, sorseggiando un corretto alla sambuca
    He stood there at the bar, sipping a caffè corretto with sambuca.

See also

Further reading

  • corretto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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