panettone

[ pan-i-toh-nee; Italian pah-net-taw-ne ]

noun

, plural pan·et·to·nes [pan-i-, toh, -neez], Italian pan·et·to·ni [pah-net-, taw, -nee].

1. an Italian yeast-leavened bread, traditionally eaten on holidays, usually made with raisins, candied fruit peels, almonds, and brandy.

panettone

/ panetˈtoːne; pænəˈtəʊnɪ /

noun

1. a kind of Italian spiced brioche containing sultanas: traditionally eaten at Christmas in Italy

Word History and Origins

Origin of panettone¹

First recorded in 1920–25; from Italian, derivative of panetto “little loaf,” equivalent to pan(e) “bread” (from Latin pānis ) + -etto diminutive suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of panettone¹

Italian, from panetto small loaf, from pane bread, from Latin pānis

Example Sentences

Aside from the middle aisle, Mr McDonnell said there had been a lot of early spend on mince pies, party food and panettone.

From BBC

They hit the slopes and raced down a slalom, trying to finish a slice of panettone before reaching the finish line.

From New York Times

“He really ate the panettone!”

From New York Times

Nominally about a plain but lucky-in-adultery piano bar singer and the wealthy Milanese, salt-of-the-earth Romans and tuxedoed bons vivants who surround him, the film previewed decades of gleefully vulgar, broad and formulaic Christmas comedies that earned a fortune and came to be known, after the cakes Italians devour during the season, as “Cinema Panettone.”

From New York Times

Cloying Hallmark Christmas movies set in European cities may be all the rage this year, but in Italy, they do not come anywhere close to the cultural juggernaut that once was cinema panettone.

From New York Times

Related Words

• bread
• cake
• croissant
• doughnut
• phyllo
• pie