"moretto" meaning in Italian

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Adjective

IPA: /moˈret.to/ Forms: moretta [feminine], moretti [masculine, plural], morette [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -etto Etymology: From moro + -etto (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|it|moro|-etto|pos2=diminutive suffix}} moro + -etto (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{it-adj}} moretto (feminine moretta, masculine plural moretti, feminine plural morette)
  1. dark-haired, brunette
    Sense id: en-moretto-it-adj-1juqbYcU Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian terms suffixed with -etto Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 25 18 16 2 28 10 1 Disambiguation of Italian terms suffixed with -etto: 28 22 19 5 17 8 2

Noun

IPA: /moˈret.to/ Forms: moretti [plural]
Rhymes: -etto Etymology: From moro + -etto (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|it|moro|-etto|pos2=diminutive suffix}} moro + -etto (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} moretto m (plural moretti)
  1. dark-haired child Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-moretto-it-noun-NFewWiJq Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 25 18 16 2 28 10 1
  2. dark-haired and dark-skinned boy Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-moretto-it-noun-ScBu1Wyv Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 25 18 16 2 28 10 1
  3. (old-fashioned) black servant boy, statue representing a black servant boy Tags: dated, masculine
    Sense id: en-moretto-it-noun-UEWB-NJw
  4. (ironic) boy, young man, especially in vocative speech acts: Vieni qui, bel moretto! "Come here, beautiful boy!" Tags: ironic, masculine
    Sense id: en-moretto-it-noun-oERO3Mt8 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 25 18 16 2 28 10 1
  5. (regional) fiancé: Lo voglio dare al mio moretto / Questa sera quando vien "I want to give it to my fiancé / When he comes tonight" Tags: masculine, regional
    Sense id: en-moretto-it-noun-zJIFG9ZY
  6. redstart bird Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-moretto-it-noun-hSrAkmAc

Inflected forms

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