cornetto

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A trumpet-like wind instrument used in European music of the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods.
  2. An Italian pastry, a kind of croissant.

Pronunciation

/kɔːˈnɛtəʊ/ /kɔɹˈnɛtoʊ/

Word forms

cornetto cornettos cornetti

Etymology

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

Synonyms

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