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cornetto

noun

  1. a woodwind instrument of the 16th and 17th centuries, typically curved, with finger holes and a cup-shaped mouthpiece
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Pronunciation: /kɔːˈnɛtəʊ/ / /kɔɹˈnɛtoʊ/

noun

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

  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.

    “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.”