amaretto
/ˌaməˈrɛtəʊ
/noun [mass noun] (plural amarettos)
A brown almond-flavoured liqueur produced in Italy.After dinner I like Italian liqueurs like limoncello or amaretto....
- In Italy, bitter-almond paste is used to make the crisp amaretti cookies, and bitter-almond extract gives amaretto liqueur its character.
- In a cocktail shaker partially filled with ice, mix amaretto, peach schnapps and orange juice.
Origin
Italian, diminutive of amaro 'bitter' (with reference to bitter almonds).
Rhymes
- predicatorial
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- predicrotic
- predict
- predictability
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- prediction
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- predifinition
- predigastric
- predigest