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panettone

/ˌpanɪˈtəʊnɪ/US/ˌpænəˈtoʊni/

panettone noun: a soft Italian sourdough brioche from Milan, with candied fruit, usually prepared for Christmas as a dessert.

panettone: a soft Italian sourdough brioche from Milan, with candied fruit, usually prepared for Christmas as...
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Noun

panettone (countable and uncountable, plural panettones or panettoni)

  1. A soft Italian sourdough brioche from Milan, with candied fruit, usually prepared for Christmas as a dessert.
    • I have long admired panettone, the ultimate raisin bread, the ideal toast and French toast, a great base for poached fruit, and a substitute for bread in bread pudding which redefines the dish. Panettone looks like the back of an Italian Renaissance cathedral […]1989, The Atlantic, volume 263, page 52
    • In this tasty holiday recipe, traditional panettone is stuffed with a creamy filling. This is a traditional Christmas bread recipe from Milano which can now not only be found across Italy, but worldwide.2005, Anthony Parkinson, Italian Desserts, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 39

panettone meaning in Arabic

panettone in Arabic

Christmas brioche with candied fruit
بَانِيتُّونِ bānīttūni

Forms of panettone

pluralpanettones
pluralpanettoni

Origin of panettone

Borrowed from Italian panettone, from Lombard panaton, an augmentative of pan (“bread”).

Words that rhyme with panettone

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Questions about panettone

What does panettone mean?
Panettone means a soft Italian sourdough brioche from Milan, with candied fruit, usually prepared for Christmas as a dessert.
What is panettone in Arabic?
Panettone in Arabic is بَانِيتُّونِ (bānīttūni). See Panettone meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is panettone?
Panettone is a noun.
How do you pronounce panettone?
Panettone is pronounced /ˌpænəˈtoʊni/ (US).
What is the plural of panettone?
The plural of panettone is panettones.

Words near panettone in the dictionary

  1. panethnicities
  2. panethnicity
  3. Paneths
  4. Panetta
  5. Panettas
  6. panettone
  7. panettones
  8. panettoni
  9. paneulogism
  10. paneulogisms
  11. Panevezys

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