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Definition of amaretto
1 amarettiplay \-(ˌ)tē\ plural : macaroons made with bitter almonds
2 often capitalized : an almond-flavored liqueur
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Amaretto sour at Roister Oppressively sweet, like Birthday Cake Oreos drowning a sad death in a pool of Pixy Stix dust, amaretto sours are the anthem of ill-begotten bachelorette parties and/or 21-year-olds.
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Oppressively sweet, like Birthday Cake Oreos drowning a sad death in a pool of Pixy Stix dust, amaretto sours are the anthem of ill-begotten bachelorette parties and/or 21-year-olds.
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Find a table next to the crystal windows and order light-as-air amaretto cookies and a flute of Bellavista Spumante.
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Many recipes include sugar (alongside Grand Marnier, amaretto and other cloying concoctions) in the egg-milk mixture.
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Many recipes include sugar (alongside Grand Marnier, amaretto and other cloying concoctions) in the egg-milk mixture.
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Many recipes include sugar (alongside Grand Marnier, amaretto and other cloying concoctions) in the egg-milk mixture.
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Clever details like the space on an asymmetrical coffee saucer meant to hold an amaretto cookie, the hexagonal napkin ring that won’t roll off a tray table, and the tip-proof ceramic teapot will make eating and drinking in midair more enjoyable.
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I was supposed to make the dessert, a raspberry angel-food cake with raspberry amaretto sauce.
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Origin and Etymology of amaretto
Italian, diminutive of amaro bitter, from Latin amarus
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