amoretto
[ am-uh-ret-oh; Italian ah-maw-ret-taw ]
/ ˌæm əˈrɛt oʊ; Italian ˌɑ mɔˈrɛt tɔ /
noun, plural am·o·ret·ti [am-uh-ret-ee; Italian ah-maw-ret-tee] /ˌæm əˈrɛt i; Italian ˌɑ mɔˈrɛt ti/.
a little cupid.
Words nearby amoretto
amor asteroid,
amor patriae,
amora,
amoral,
amorc,
amoretto,
amorino,
amorist,
amorite,
amoroso,
amorous
Example sentences from the Web for amoretti
Papponi, (of whom Amoretti writes,) a man of such susceptibility, was cured of convulsive attacks by change of place.
Summer on the Lakes, in 1843 |S.M. FullerSome of the ‘Amoretti’ were doubtless addressed by Spenser in 1593 to the lady who became his wife a year later.
A Life of William Shakespeare |Sidney LeeAmoretti conjectures that Pigafetta means the fusiniere, boats named after Fusine whence people are ferried to Venice.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XXXIII, 1519-1522 |Antonio PigafettaMosto reads focine, which is amended by Amoretti to foscine.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XXXIII, 1519-1522 |Antonio Pigafetta
British Dictionary definitions for amoretti
amoretto
amorino (ˌæmɔːˈriːnəʊ)
/ (ˌæməˈrɛtəʊ) /
noun plural -retti (-ˈrɛtɪ) or -rini (-ˈriːnɪ)
(esp in painting) a small chubby naked boy representing a cupid
Also called: putto
Word Origin for amoretto
C16: from Italian, diminutive of
Amore Cupid, from Latin
Amor Love