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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
amoretto

1590s, from Italian, literally "little love," a diminutive of amore "love" (see Amy). This word was variously applied to love sonnets, cupids, etc. Also compare Amaretto.

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amoretto

n. 1 (''in art'') a cupid or putto 2 a love poem 3 a sweetheart

Usage examples of "amoretto".

Whereupon both the Amoretti nestled and clung round Iamblichus as if they had been his own children .