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cornetto

Noun CEFR B2
kɔːˈnɛtəʊ

Definitions

  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.

Equivalents

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Italianocornetto
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Polskicynek

Examples

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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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