cornetto
UK/kɔːˈnɛtəʊ/US/kɔɹˈnɛtoʊ/
cornetto noun: a trumpet-like wind instrument used in European music of the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods.
Noun
cornetto (plural cornettos or cornetti)
- A trumpet-like wind instrument used in European music of the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods.
- An Italian pastry, a kind of croissant.
- 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,[…]2004 February 1, Alexandra Potter, Calling Romeo, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 80
- 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.2008 November 1, Father Chet Snyder, A Sabbath Shared, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 56
Synonyms of cornetto
Forms of cornetto
| plural | cornettos |
|---|---|
| plural | cornetti |
Origin of cornetto
Borrowed from Italian cornetto, a diminutive of corno (“horn”), from Latin cornū.
Words that rhyme with cornetto
Questions about cornetto
- What does cornetto mean?
- Cornetto means a trumpet-like wind instrument used in European music of the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods.
- What part of speech is cornetto?
- Cornetto is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cornetto?
- Cornetto is pronounced /kɔːˈnɛtəʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of cornetto?
- The plural of cornetto is cornettos.
Words near cornetto in the dictionary
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