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amoretti

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am⋅o⋅ret⋅to

[am-uh-ret-oh; It. ah-maw-ret-taw]
–noun, plural -ret⋅ti [-ret-ee; It. -ret-tee] .
a little cupid.

Origin:
1590–1600; < It, equiv. to amor(e) love (< L amōrem, acc. of amor) + -etto -et; cf. amour
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am·o·ret·to   (ām'ə-rět'ō, ä'mə-)   
n.   pl. am·o·ret·ti (-tē) or am·o·ret·tos
A cupid.

[Italian, diminutive of Amore, Cupid, from Latin Amor, from amor, love; see amorous.]
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