cornetto

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cornetto, a diminutive of corno (“horn”), from Latin cornū.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɔːˈnɛtəʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /kɔɹˈnɛtoʊ/

Noun

cornetto (plural cornettos or cornetti)

1. (music) A trumpet-like wind instrument used in European music of the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods.
2. An Italian pastry, a kind of croissant.
   • 2004 February 1, Alexandra Potter, Calling Romeo, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 80:

     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, […]

   • 2008 November 1, Father Chet Snyder, A Sabbath Shared, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 56:

     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.

Synonyms

• cornett

Translations

cornett — see cornett

Interlingua

Etymology

From Italian Cornetto, brand of a frozen dessert cone, from cornetto, a diminutive of corno (“horn”), from Latin cornū.

Noun

cornetto (plural cornettos)

1. ice cream cone

Italian

Etymology

From corno (“horn”, from Latin cornū) +‎ -etto (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /korˈnet.to/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -etto
• Hyphenation: cor‧nét‧to

Noun

un cornetto portafortuna

cornetto m (plural cornetti)

1. (folklore) horn-shaped amulet resembling a hot pepper

   Synonym: cornicello

2. (anatomy) nasal concha, turbinate

   Synonyms: conca nasale, turbinato

3. (music) cornett, cornetto
4. croissant (pastry)

   Synonyms: brioche, croissant

5. (regional, chiefly northern Italy) string bean

   Synonym: fagiolino

Derived terms

• conettino
• cornetto acustico (“speaking trumpet”)

See also

• cornetta

Anagrams

• contorte