dolcetto
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian, a diminutive of dolce (“sweet”). Doublet of dulcet and doucet.
Pronunciation
Noun
dolcetto (countable and uncountable, plural dolcettos or dolcetti)
- A grape variety from Piedmont, used to make a red wine.
- The dry, slightly bitter wine made from this grape.
Italian
Etymology
From dolce (“sweet”) + -etto (“diminutive suffix”). Cognate to French doucet, Piedmontese dosset.
Pronunciation
Noun
dolcetto m (plural dolcetti)
- diminutive of dolce: cookie, petit four, treat, sweet
- (also uncountable) dolcetto (grape and wine from Piedmont)
Derived terms
- dolcetto o scherzetto? (“trick or treat”)
Descendants
- → English: dolcetto