cornetto

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cornetto, a diminutive of corno (horn), from Latin cornū.

Pronunciation

Noun

cornetto (plural cornettos or cornetti)

  1. (music) A trumpet-like wind instrument used in European music of the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods.
  2. An Italian pastry, a kind of croissant.
    • 2004 February 1, Alexandra Potter, Calling Romeo, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 80:
      Frock-coated waiters flitted in and out dispensing champagne cocktails, stripy-jumpered gondoliers were handing out cornettos and bite-size pizzas, courtesy of the high street pizza chain that was sponsoring the whole bash, []
    • 2008 November 1, Father Chet Snyder, A Sabbath Shared, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 56:
      A quick espresso, maybe a roll with a little marmalade or a cornetto at the local bar, and then it's off to work or school.

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Interlingua

Etymology

From Italian Cornetto, brand of a frozen dessert cone, from cornetto, a diminutive of corno (horn), from Latin cornū.

Noun

cornetto (plural cornettos)

  1. ice cream cone

Italian

Etymology

From corno (horn, from Latin cornū) + -etto (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /korˈnet.to/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -etto
  • Hyphenation: cor‧nét‧to

Noun

un cornetto portafortuna

cornetto m (plural cornetti)

  1. (folklore) horn-shaped amulet resembling a hot pepper
    Synonym: cornicello
  2. (anatomy) nasal concha, turbinate
    Synonyms: conca nasale, turbinato
  3. (music) cornett, cornetto
  4. croissant (pastry)
    Synonyms: brioche, croissant
  5. (regional, chiefly northern Italy) string bean
    Synonym: fagiolino

Derived terms

  • conettino
  • cornetto acustico (speaking trumpet)

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