amoretto

[ am-uh-ret-oh; Italian ah-maw-ret-taw ]

/ ˌæm əˈrɛt oʊ; Italian ˌɑ mɔˈrɛt tɔ /

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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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Origin of amoretto

1590–1600; <Italian, equivalent to amor(e) love (<Latin amōrem, accusative of amor) + -etto-et; cf. amour

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How to use amoretto in a sentence

Some 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 Lee
Mosto reads focine, which is amended by Amoretti to foscine.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XXXIII, 1519-1522|Antonio Pigafetta
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. Fuller
The classical amoretti, of which many versions in bronze existed, were also frequently copied.
Donatello|David Lindsay, Earl of Crawford

Amoretti 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 Pigafetta

British Dictionary definitions for amoretto

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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