amaretto

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UK/ˌæməˈɹɛtəʊ/US/ˌæməˈɹɛtoʊ/US/ˌɑməˈɹɛtoʊ/US[-ɾoʊ]

noun

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.

“Amaretto makes a fine digestive.”

OriginItalian amaretto ← Latin amarus →
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Meanings

nounamaretto (countable and uncountable, plural amarettos or amaretti)

plural amarettos · plural amaretti

  1. countableuncountableA 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.

    Amaretto makes a fine digestive.

  2. countableA serving of that liqueur.

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

  3. countableA light Italian cookie made with almonds.

Origin

  1. Latinamarus
  2. Italianamaretto
  3. Englishamaretto

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

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Translations

Bulgarian горчив бадемов ликьор
  • горчив бадемов ликьорa sweet almond-flavoured liqueur
Chinese Mandarin 意大利苦杏酒
  • 意大利苦杏酒 (Yìdàlì kǔxìngjiǔ)a sweet almond-flavoured liqueur
Czech amaretto
  • amarettoa sweet almond-flavoured liqueur
Dutch amaretto
  • amarettoa sweet almond-flavoured liqueur
Finnish amaretto
  • amarettoa sweet almond-flavoured liqueur
French amaretto
  • amarettoa sweet almond-flavoured liqueur
German Amaretto
  • Amarettoa sweet almond-flavoured liqueur
Greek αμαρέτο
  • αμαρέτο (amaréto)a sweet almond-flavoured liqueur
Italian amaretto
  • amarettoa sweet almond-flavoured liqueur
Japanese アマレット
  • アマレット (amaretto)a sweet almond-flavoured liqueur
Portuguese amaretto, amareto
  • amarettoa sweet almond-flavoured liqueur
  • amaretoa sweet almond-flavoured liqueur
Russian амаре́тто
  • амаре́тто (amarétto)a sweet almond-flavoured liqueur
Spanish amargo, amarguillo
  • amargoa light cookie made with almonds
  • amarguilloa light cookie made with almonds
  • amarettoa sweet almond-flavoured liqueur
Yiddish אַמאַרעטאָ
  • אַמאַרעטאָ (amareto)a sweet almond-flavoured liqueur

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with amaretto

palmettostilettolibrettofalsettodolcettoquartettocornettoconcettoamorettocaprettocavettoin pettolazarettostrettozucchetto
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Sounds the same

amoretto

Anagrams

teratoma
Cite this entry
APA

amaretto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amaretto

MLA

“amaretto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amaretto. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amaretto,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amaretto.

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