amoretto

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amoretto

/ˌæməˈɹɛtəʊ/ UK
/ˌæməˈɹɛtoʊ/ US
/ˌɑməˈɹɛtoʊ/ US
[-ɾoʊ] US

Sounds like amaretto · Rhymes with -ɛtəʊ

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An Italian diminutive of Amore, the god of love.

noun amorettos · amoretti

A cupid or putto (representation of a naked baby or small child, often with wings). 1622, Henry Peacham, The Compleat Gentleman, London: Francis Constable, Chapter 12, “Andreas Orgagna,” p. 131, One of his best peeces he wrought in Pisa, which was all sorts of worldly and sensuall Epicures, rioting and banquetting vnder the shaddow of an Orenge tree, within the branches and bowes w
A love poem. Amoretti — a set of sonnets by Edmund Spenser describing his courtship and marriage (1595).
A male sweetheart, lover. What is Life, and the best things in life, with which her Amorettoes and Idolatrous Adorers are so delighted?

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@misc{amoretto_2026,
  title = {amoretto},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/amoretto},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}