amoretto

amoretto
/am'euh ret"oh/; It. /ah'maw rddet"taw/, n., pl. amoretti /-ret"ee/; It. /-rddet"tee/.
a little cupid.
[1590-1600; < It, equiv. to amor(e) love ( < L amorem, acc. of amor) + -etto -ET; cf. AMOUR]

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