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panettone

  • /ˌpænəˈtoʊni/ US
  • /ˌpanɪˈtəʊnɪ/ UK
  • /ˌpanɪˈtəʊneɪ/ UK

Rhymes with -əʊni, -əʊneɪ

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Borrowed from Italian panettone, from Lombard panaton, an augmentative of pan (“bread”).

noun panettones · panettoni

  1. countable, uncountable A soft Italian sourdough brioche from Milan, with candied fruit, usually prepared for Christmas as a dessert. I have long admired panettone, the ultimate raisin bread, the ideal toast and French toast, a great base for poached fruit, and a substitute for bread in bread pudding which redefines the dish. Panettone looks like the back of an Italian Renaissance cathedral […]

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noun Christmas brioche with candied fruit

Españolpanetone, panettone, panetón, pan dulce
한국어파네토네 panetone
日本語パネットーネ panettōne
中文意大利麵包 /意大利面包 Yìdàlì miànbāo, 託尼甜麵包 /托尼甜面包 Tuōní tiánmiànbāo
Portuguêspanetone, panettone
Françaispanettone
DeutschPanettone
Italianopanettone
Ελληνικάπανετόνε panetóne
Русскийпанетто́не panettóne, панетто́н panettón
العربيةبَانِيتُّونِ bānīttūni
עבריתפָנֶטוֹנֶה panetóne

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@misc{panettone_2026,
  title = {panettone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/panettone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}