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- noun A
trumpet -likewind instrument used in European music of the Medieval,Renaissance , andBaroque periods.
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Examples
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Anyway you can find some bars and coffe houses wher a nice cornetto is served.
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When you go to Naples you'll find that any brioche or cornetto is served with ...
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Put some filling in each slice and roll it to make a little "cornetto" which in Italian means "small horn" for the shape.
Cornetti friabili allo yogurt di Anna Moroni Orchidea 2009
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One of the best bites of the evening was my very first - a "cornetto" piped full of avocado mousse and topped with creamy lobster salad and
WordPress.com News 2009
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Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal For dessert: a cornetto di nocciola con gelato, a croissant-like pastry filled with Nutella.
New-School Pizzeria 2010
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I wonder what flavour of cornetto Nick Frost will be eating this time in the movie!!
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I'm flummoxed by the cornetto marmellata all'albicocca.
Veniceblog: 2005
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Caffè e cornetto, see on tore küll, aga juustuleib mulle ikka meeldib hommikusöögiks rohkem.
tatsutahime Diary Entry tatsutahime 2007
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I'm flummoxed by the cornetto marmellata all'albicocca.
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She ordered coffee and “un cornetto,” a croissant.
Hot Pursuit Jensen, Kathryn, 1949- 2005
Prolagus commented on the word cornetto
February 21, 2011
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word cornetto
Isn't that a croissant? (forgive the ignorance)
Anyway, in my mind, a Cornetto will always be a type of ice-cream cone.
February 22, 2011
Prolagus commented on the word cornetto
Yes, it's a croissant! "Cornetto" means "little horn" in Italian. Hence the two possible meanings.
March 4, 2011