bonet

See also: Bonet

Italian

Alternative forms

• bunet

Etymology

From Piedmontese bonet (“bonnet, cap”, after its shape), from Middle French bonet (Modern French bonnet), from Old French bonet (“material from which hats are made”), from Frankish *bunni (“that which is bound”), from Proto-Germanic *bundiją (“bundle”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈnɛt/, /boˈnɛt/

Noun

bonet m (uncountable)

1. A traditional Piedmontese pudding prepared with cocoa and amaretti.

   Hypernym: budino

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Piedmontese

Etymology

From Middle French bonet (Modern French bonnet), from Old French bonet (“material from which hats are made”), from Frankish *bunni (“that which is bound”), from Proto-Germanic *bundiją (“bundle”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie”). Cognate with English bonnet, Norman bannète and Portuguese boné.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʊˈnɛt/

Noun

bonet m (plural bonet)

1. A bonnet or cap.
2. (by extension) A sort of rounded cake mold.
3. A traditional Piedmontese pudding prepared with cocoa and amaretti.