"cornetto" meaning in English

See cornetto in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɔːˈnɛtəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kɔɹˈnɛtoʊ/ [General-American] Forms: cornettos [plural], cornetti [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛtəʊ Etymology: Borrowed from Italian cornetto, a diminutive of corno (“horn”), from Latin cornū. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|cornetto}} Italian cornetto, {{der|en|la|cornū}} Latin cornū Head templates: {{en-noun|s|cornetti}} cornetto (plural cornettos or cornetti)
  1. (music) A trumpet-like wind instrument used in European music of the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods.
    Sense id: en-cornetto-en-noun-tFAX9uzm Categories (other): Musical instruments, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. An Italian pastry, a kind of croissant.
    Sense id: en-cornetto-en-noun-c-pX1ey~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cornett

Inflected forms

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