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cornetto

cor net to |kôrˈnetō kɔrˈnɛdoʊ |(also cornett |-ˈnet |) noun ( pl. cornetti |-ˈnetē | or cornetts ) a woodwind instrument of the 16th and 17th centuries, typically curved, with finger holes and a cup-shaped mouthpiece. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Italian, diminutive of corno horn, from Latin cornu. Compare with cornet .

 

Oxford Dictionary

cornetto

cornetto |kɔːˈnɛtəʊ |(also cornett |ˈkɔːnɪt, kɔːˈnɛt |) noun ( pl. cornetti |-ti | or cornetts ) a woodwind instrument of the 16th and 17th centuries, typically curved, with finger holes and a cup-shaped mouthpiece. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Italian, diminutive of corno horn , from Latin cornu. Compare with cornet 1 .

 

Duden Dictionary

Cornetto

Cor net to Substantiv, Neutrum Musik , das |Corn e tto |das Cornetto; Genitiv: des Cornettos, Plural: die Cornettos und Cornetti italienisch kleines Grifflochhorn, Zink ein altes Holzblasinstrument