amoretto
[ am-uh-ret-oh; Italian ah-maw-ret-taw ]
/ ˌæm əˈrɛt oʊ; Italian ˌɑ mɔˈrɛt tɔ /
noun, plural am·o·ret·ti [am-uh-ret-ee; Italian ah-maw-ret-tee] /ˌæm əˈrɛt i; Italian ˌɑ mɔˈrɛt ti/.
a little cupid.
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Words nearby amoretto
amor asteroid, amor patriae, amora, amoral, amorc, amoretto, amorino, amorist, amorite, amoroso, amorous
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Example sentences from the Web for amoretti
Papponi, (of whom Amoretti writes,) a man of such susceptibility, was cured of convulsive attacks by change of place.
Summer on the Lakes, in 1843|S.M. FullerSome of the ‘Amoretti’ were doubtless addressed by Spenser in 1593 to the lady who became his wife a year later.
A Life of William Shakespeare|Sidney LeeAmoretti conjectures that Pigafetta means the fusiniere, boats named after Fusine whence people are ferried to Venice.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XXXIII, 1519-1522|Antonio PigafettaMosto reads focine, which is amended by Amoretti to foscine.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XXXIII, 1519-1522|Antonio Pigafetta
British Dictionary definitions for amoretti
amoretto
amorino (ˌæmɔːˈriːnəʊ)
/ (ˌæməˈrɛtəʊ) /
noun plural -retti (-ˈrɛtɪ) or -rini (-ˈriːnɪ)
(esp in painting) a small chubby naked boy representing a cupidAlso called: putto
Word Origin for amoretto
C16: from Italian, diminutive of Amore Cupid, from Latin Amor Love
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