amoretto

[ am-uh-ret-oh; Italian ah-maw-ret-taw ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural am·o·ret·ti [am-, uh, -, ret, -ee, ah-maw-, ret, -tee].

amoretto

/ ˌæməˈrɛtəʊ; ˌæmɔːˈriːnəʊ /

(esp in painting) a small chubby naked boy representing a cupid Also calledputto

1590–1600; < Italian, equivalent to amor ( e ) love (< Latin amōrem, accusative of amor ) + -etto -et; amour

C16: from Italian, diminutive of Amore Cupid, from Latin Amor Love

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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