amoretto

noun

amo·​ret·​to ˌa-mə-ˈre-(ˌ)tō 

ˌä-

plural amoretti ˌa-mə-ˈre-(ˌ)tē 

ˌä-

or amorettos

: cupid, cherub sense 2a

The "Statue of Eros sleeping" (third century BC)—the playful, chubby amoretto, wings folded, innocently and heavily relaxed in sleep—is the finest and arguably the earliest of the type …

—Christopher Stace

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Italian, "love affair, cupid," from amore "love" (going back to Latin amor) + -etto, diminutive suffix — more at amour

First Known Use

1622, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for amoretto

• allegretto
• lazaretto
• ghetto
• seto
• hereto
• libretto
• magneto
• palmetto
• stiletto
• whereto