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cornetto

croissant

noun kor-NET-toh Rare

Origin: Italian diminutive of corno (horn), from Latin cornu

Also means

small horn; cornet

Usage Note

Cornetto is the Italian breakfast pastry — what English speakers call a croissant (the French word is rarely used in Italy). It is also the word for a small musical horn and for an ice-cream cone. The typical Italian bar order is 'un cornetto e un caffè.' The plural is regular: cornetti.

Examples

"Prendo un cornetto e un cappuccino."

Natural Translation

I'll have a croissant and a cappuccino.

Literal Translation

I-take a cornetto and a cappuccino.

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