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amaretto.

A sweet-bitter liqueur originating from Italy (but also produced in Turkey), flavored with almonds and a secret blend-specific mix of some 200 ingredients such as the pits from apricots, peaches, cherries or other stone fruits.

8 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌæməˈɹɛtəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ˌæməˈɹɛtoʊ/General-American/ˌɑməˈɹɛtoʊ/General-American[-ɾoʊ]General-American
  1. A sweet-bitter liqueur originating from Italy (but also produced in Turkey), flavored with almonds and a secret blend-specific mix of some 200 ingredients such as the pits from apricots, peaches, cherries or other stone fruits.

    countable · uncountable
    Amaretto makes a fine digestive.
  2. A serving of that liqueur.

    countable
    Gino has an amaretto on the porch after every elaborate meal.
  3. A light Italian cookie made with almonds.

    countable
Where this word comes from

From Italian amaretto, from amaro (“bitter”) (from Latin amarus) + diminutive suffix -etto.

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