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rosolio

rosolio noun: any of several sweet liqueurs containing fruit extract.

Noun

rosolio (countable and uncountable, plural rosolios)

  1. Any of several sweet liqueurs containing fruit extract.
    • On the other hand, much activity exists, in all parts, in the manufacture of aromatic liqueurs, ratafias, and rosolios, both in imitating foreign productions, such as whiskey, rum, brandy, kirsch-water, extract of wormwood of Neufchâtel, Dutch curaçao, chartreuse, &c., and in the manufacture of...1862, International Exhibition, 1862: Kingdom of Italy: Official Descriptive Catalogue, Royal Italian Commission, page 147
    • Rosolio is a simple liquor that Neapolitan families brewed and served with a cup of coffee.2004, Irene Palescandolo, Frank Palescandolo, Remembering Recipes, iUniverse, page xxiii

Forms of rosolio

pluralrosolios
alternative formrosoglio

Origin of rosolio

Borrowed from Italian rosolio.

Questions about rosolio

What does rosolio mean?
Rosolio means any of several sweet liqueurs containing fruit extract.
What part of speech is rosolio?
Rosolio is a noun.
What is the plural of rosolio?
The plural of rosolio is rosolios.

Words near rosolio in the dictionary

  1. rosoglios
  2. rosogolla
  3. rosogollas
  4. Rosol
  5. rosolic acid
  6. rosolio
  7. rosolios
  8. rosolite
  9. rosolje
  10. Rosols
  11. Rospigliosi

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