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Amaretto
amaretto
amaretto
See also: Amaretto
English
Noun
amaretto (countable and uncountable, plural amarettos)
- (uncountable, countable) A sweet-bitter liqueur originating from Italy (but also prodcued 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.
- Amaretto makes a fine digestive
- (countable) A glass of that liqueur.
- Gino has an amaretto on the porch after every elaborate meal
Translations
a sweet almond-flavoured liqueur
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Pronunciation
Etymology
Noun
amaretto m (plural amaretto's, diminutive amarettootje n)
- amaretto
- a glass of amaretto
French
Etymology
From Italian, from amaro 'bitter' (from Latin amarus) + diminutive ending -etto.
Noun
amaretto m (plural amarettos)
- The sweet-bitter liquer amaretto
- A glass of it