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Amaretto

//ˌæməˈɹɛtəʊ// noun

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Noun
  1. 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. 2
    an Italian almond liqueur wordnet
  3. 3
    A serving of that liqueur. countable

    "Gino has an amaretto on the porch after every elaborate meal."

  4. 4
    A light Italian cookie made with almonds. countable

Etymology

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

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