amoretti

Variant of amoretto

amoretto definition

amo·retto (am′ə ret′ō)

noun pl. amoretti -·ret′ti (-ret′ē)

an infant cupid, as in Italian art of the 16th cent.

Etymology: It, dim. of amore < L amor, love

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