dolcetto

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UK/dɒlˈtʃɛtəʊ/US/doʊlˈt͡ʃɛtoʊ/

noun

A grape variety from Piedmont, used to make a red wine.

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Meanings

noundolcetto (countable and uncountable, plural dolcettos or dolcetti)

plural dolcettos · plural dolcetti

  1. countableuncountableA grape variety from Piedmont, used to make a red wine.
  2. countableuncountableThe dry, slightly bitter wine made from this grape.

Origin

Borrowed from Italian, a diminutive of dolce (“sweet”). Doublet of dulcet and doucet.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with dolcetto

palmettostilettolibrettoamarettofalsettoquartettocornettoconcettoamorettocaprettocavettoin pettolazarettostrettozucchetto
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Cite this entry
APA

dolcetto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dolcetto

MLA

“dolcetto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dolcetto. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dolcetto,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dolcetto.

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