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putto (po̵̅o̅′tō)

noun pl. putti put′ti (-tē)

a figure of a plump, young, male angel or cupid, as in baroque art

Etymology: It < L putus, var. of pusus, boy; akin to puer: see poultry

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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