corretto

English

Espresso corretto

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian corretto.

Noun

corretto (plural correttos)

1. An espresso coffee with a dash of grappa or other liqueur.
   • 2022, Peter Colt, Death at Fort Devens:

     No more pizza, no more correttos, just another place renting VHS tapes.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin correctus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /korˈrɛt.to/
• Rhymes: -ɛtto
• Hyphenation: cor‧rèt‧to

Adjective

corretto (feminine corretta, masculine plural corretti, feminine plural corrette)

1. correct

   Antonym: incorretto

2. corrected

Derived terms

• caffè corretto
• correttamente
• incorretto
• politicamente corretto

Participle

corretto (feminine corretta, masculine plural corretti, feminine plural corrette)

1. past participle of correggere

Noun

corretto m (plural corretti)

1. ellipsis of caffè corretto

   Stava lì al bar, sorseggiando un corretto alla sambuca

   He stood there at the bar, sipping a caffè corretto with sambuca.

See also

• coretto

Further reading

• corretto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• corrotte