Cornetto
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kɔːˈnɛtəʊ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cornetto is a noun meaning (music) A trumpet-like wind instrument used in European music of the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods.
Meaning
(music) A trumpet-like wind instrument used in European music of the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods.
More Meanings
- An Italian pastry, a kind of croissant.
Example Sentences
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.
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,[…]
Word Forms
- cornettos
- cornetti
Synonyms for cornetto
Depending on context, synonyms include cornett.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cornamuse, brass, woodwind, krummhorn, concertina, accordion.
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