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Amaretto

Amaretto

See also: amaretto

German

Noun

Amaretto m (genitive Amarettos, plural Amaretti)

  1. The complex, sweet-bitter, almond-flavoured liqueur amaretto

amaretto

amaretto

See also: Amaretto

English

Bottles of amaretto.

Noun

amaretto (countable and uncountable, plural amarettos)

  1. (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
  2. (countable) A glass of that liqueur.
    Gino has an amaretto on the porch after every elaborate meal

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Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Italian amaretto.

Noun

amaretto m (plural amaretto's, diminutive amarettootje n)

  1. amaretto
  2. a glass of amaretto

French

Etymology

From Italian, from amaro 'bitter' (from Latin amarus) + diminutive ending -etto.

Noun

amaretto m (plural amarettos)

  1. The sweet-bitter liquer amaretto
  2. A glass of it

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Italian

Etymology

From amaro 'bitter' (from Latin amarus) + the diminutive suffix -etto.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -etto

Noun

amaretto m (plural amaretti)

  1. The sweet-bitter liquer amaretto

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Portuguese

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Noun

amaretto m (plural amarettos)

  1. amaretto (a sweet almond-flavoured liqueur)