limoncello

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limoncello

  • /ˌlɪmənˈtʃɛləʊ/ UK
  • /ˌlɪmənˈt͡ʃɛloʊ/ US

Rhymes with -ɛləʊ

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Unadapted borrowing from Italian limoncello, a diminutive of limone (“lemon”).

noun limoncellos

  1. uncountable A kind of Italian lemon-flavoured liqueur. A delicate slice of limoncello cream torte comes decorated with a shower of chocolate jimmies.
  2. countable A glass of this drink.

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noun liqueur

한국어리몬첼로 rimonchello
日本語リモンチェッロ rimoncherro, リモンチーノ rimonchīno
DeutschLimoncello
Italianolimoncello, limoncino
Русскийлимонче́лло limončéllo
עבריתלימונצ׳לו

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@misc{limoncello_2026,
  title = {limoncello},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/limoncello},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}