moretto

See also: Moretto

Italian

Etymology

From moro +‎ -etto (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moˈret.to/
  • Rhymes: -etto
  • Hyphenation: mo‧rét‧to

Adjective

moretto (feminine moretta, masculine plural moretti, feminine plural morette)

  1. dark-haired, brunette

Noun

moretto m (plural moretti)

  1. dark-haired child
  2. dark-haired and dark-skinned boy
  3. (old-fashioned) black servant boy, statue representing a black servant boy
  4. (ironic) boy, young man, especially in vocative speech acts: Vieni qui, bel moretto! "Come here, beautiful boy!"
  5. (regional) fiancé: Lo voglio dare al mio moretto / Questa sera quando vien "I want to give it to my fiancé / When he comes tonight"
  6. redstart bird

Further reading

  • moretto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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