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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