amaretto
[ am-uh-ret-oh, ah-muh- ]
/ ˌæm əˈrɛt oʊ, ˌɑ mə- /
noun
an Italian liqueur with a slightly bitter almond flavor.
Nearby words
amaranth family, amaranthaceous, amaranthine, amarelle, amaretti, amaretto, amarillo, amarine, amarna, amaryllidaceous, amaryllis
Origin of amaretto
1975–80; < Italian, diminutive of amaro bitter < Latin amārus
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British Dictionary definitions for amaretti (1 of 2)
amaretti
/ (æməˈrɛtɪ) /
pl n
Italian almond biscuits
Word Origin for amaretti
C20: from Italian amaro bitter
British Dictionary definitions for amaretti (2 of 2)
amaretto
/ (æməˈrɛtəʊ) /
noun
an Italian liqueur with a flavour of almonds
Word Origin for amaretto
C20: from Italian amaro bitter
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Word Origin and History for amaretti
Amaretto
Italian almond-flavored liqueur, 1945 (the original brand, Amaretto di Saronno, dates to 1851), from the Italian word for almond (q.v.), which did not acquire the excrescent -l- of the English word. Sometimes confused with amoretto. Amoroso (literally "lover"), a type of sweetened sherry, is attested from c.1870.
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