panettone
[ pan-i-toh-nee; Italian pah-net-taw-ne ]
/ ˌpæn ɪˈtoʊ ni; Italian ˌpɑ nɛtˈtɔ nɛ /
noun, plural pan·et·to·nes [pan-i-toh-neez] /ˌpæn ɪˈtoʊ niz/, Italian pan·et·to·ni [pah-net-taw-nee] /ˌpɑ nɛtˈtɔ ni/.
an Italian yeast-leavened bread, traditionally eaten on holidays, usually made with raisins, candied fruit peels, almonds, and brandy.
Origin of panettone
1920–25; < Italian, derivative of
panetto ‘little loaf’, equivalent to
pan(e) bread (< Latin
pānis) +
-etto diminutive suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for panettone
panettone
/ (pænəˈtəʊnɪ, Italian panetˈtoːne) /
noun plural -nes or -ni (-ni)
a kind of Italian spiced brioche containing sultanas: traditionally eaten at Christmas in Italy
Word Origin for panettone
Italian, from
panetto small loaf, from
pane bread, from Latin
pānis