Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cornetto

/kɔɹˈnɛtoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: cor-net-to
IPA: /kɔɹˈnɛtoʊ/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A trumpet-like wind instrument used in European music of the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods.

noun

An Italian pastry, a kind of croissant.

Example Sentences

"Frock-coated waiters flitted in and out dispensing champagne cocktails, stripy-jumpered gondoliers were handing out cornettos and bite-size pizzas, courtesy of the high street pizza chain that was sponsoring the whole bash,[…]"
"A quick espresso, maybe a roll with a little marmalade or a cornetto at the local bar, and then it's off to work or school."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cornetto, a diminutive of corno (“horn”), from Latin cornū.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: cornetto, cornū

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kɔɹˈnɛtoʊ/
British English: /kɔːˈnɛtəʊ/

Inflected Forms

cornettos (plural) cornetti (plural)

Synonyms

cornett

Rhymes With

ghetto stiletto palmetto falsetto libretto amaretto lazaretto in petto duetto stretto dolcetto concetto

Questions

How do you pronounce cornetto?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɔɹˈnɛtoʊ/.
What does cornetto mean?: A trumpet-like wind instrument used in European music of the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods.
Where does cornetto come from?: It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce cornetto

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