Meanings
nounlimoncello (countable and uncountable, plural limoncellos)
plural limoncellos
- uncountableA kind of Italian lemon-flavoured liqueur.
A delicate slice of limoncello cream torte comes decorated with a shower of chocolate jimmies.
2013 November 21, Rand Richards Cooper, “A Homemade Polish Feast at Bargain Prices”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Nov 2013 - countableA glass of this drink.
Origin
- Italianlimoncello
- Englishlimoncello
Unadapted borrowing from Italian limoncello, a diminutive of limone (“lemon”).
More words from Italian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Limoncello
- Limoncelloliqueur
Hebrew לימונצ׳לו
- לימונצ׳לוliqueur
Italian limoncello, limoncino
- limoncelloliqueur
- limoncinoliqueur
Japanese リモンチェッロ, リモンチーノ
- リモンチェッロ (rimoncherro)liqueur
- リモンチーノ (rimonchīno)liqueur
Korean 리몬첼로
- 리몬첼로 (rimonchello)liqueur
Russian лимонче́лло
- лимонче́лло (limončéllo)liqueur
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with limoncello
hellocellomellowjellobellowportobellovioloncellobordellorelosellobargelloPellowspellopunchinellofelloeJell-OSakartvelosaltarelloscarpariello
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
limoncello. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limoncello
MLA
“limoncello.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limoncello. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “limoncello,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limoncello.
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