Meanings
plural panettones · plural panettoni
- countableuncountableA soft Italian sourdough brioche from Milan, with candied fruit, usually prepared for Christmas as a dessert.
In this tasty holiday recipe, traditional panettone is stuffed with a creamy filling. This is a traditional Christmas bread recipe from Milano which can now not only be found across Italy, but worldwide.
2005, Anthony Parkinson, Italian Desserts, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 391 more example
I have long admired panettone, the ultimate raisin bread, the ideal toast and French toast, a great base for poached fruit, and a substitute for bread in bread pudding which redefines the dish. Panettone looks like the back of an Italian Renaissance cathedral […]
1989, The Atlantic, volume 263, page 52
Origin
Translations
Arabic بَانِيتُّونِ
- بَانِيتُّونِ (bānīttūni)Christmas brioche with candied fruit
Chinese Cantonese 意式聖誕包 /意式圣诞包
- 意式聖誕包 /意式圣诞包 (ji³ sik¹ sing³ daan³ baau¹)Christmas brioche with candied fruit
Chinese Mandarin 意大利麵包 /意大利面包, 託尼甜麵包 /托尼甜面包
- 意大利麵包 /意大利面包 (Yìdàlì miànbāo)Christmas brioche with candied fruit
- 託尼甜麵包 /托尼甜面包 (Tuōní tiánmiànbāo)Christmas brioche with candied fruit
Esperanto panetono
- panetonoChristmas brioche with candied fruit
Estonian pärmileib, panettone
- pärmileibChristmas brioche with candied fruit
- panettoneChristmas brioche with candied fruit
French panettone
- panettoneChristmas brioche with candied fruit
German Panettone
- PanettoneChristmas brioche with candied fruit
Greek πανετόνε
- πανετόνε (panetóne)Christmas brioche with candied fruit
Hebrew פָנֶטוֹנֶה
- פָנֶטוֹנֶה (panetóne)Christmas brioche with candied fruit
Italian panettone
- panettoneChristmas brioche with candied fruit
Japanese パネットーネ
- パネットーネ (panettōne)Christmas brioche with candied fruit
Korean 파네토네
- 파네토네 (panetone)Christmas brioche with candied fruit
Portuguese panetone, panettone
- panetoneChristmas brioche with candied fruit
- panettoneChristmas brioche with candied fruit
Russian панетто́не, панетто́н
- панетто́не (panettóne)Christmas brioche with candied fruit
- панетто́н (panettón)Christmas brioche with candied fruit
Spanish panetone, panettone
- panetoneChristmas brioche with candied fruit
- panettoneChristmas brioche with candied fruit
- panetónChristmas brioche with candied fruit
- pan dulceChristmas brioche with candied fruit
Swedish panettone
- panettoneChristmas brioche with candied fruit
Ukrainian пането́не, пането́н
- пането́не (panetóne)Christmas brioche with candied fruit
- пането́н (panetón)Christmas brioche with candied fruit
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Cite this entry
panettone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panettone
“panettone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panettone. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “panettone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panettone.
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