cornetto

Definition

A trumpet-like wind instrument used in European music of the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cornetto, a diminutive of corno (“horn”), from Latin cornū.

Example Sentences

• "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."