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panettone

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˌpænəˈtoʊni/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpanɪˈtəʊnɪ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpanɪˈtəʊneɪ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -əʊni
  • rhymes with -əʊneɪ

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noun

Meaning 1

A soft Italian sourdough brioche from Milan, with candied fruit, usually prepared for Christmas as a dessert.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian panettone, from Lombard panaton, an augmentative of pan (“bread”).

Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بَانِيتُّونِ (bānīttūni) — Christmas brioche with candied fruit
  • Chinese Cantonese: 意式聖誕包 /意式圣诞包 (ji3 sik1 sing3 daan3 baau1) — Christmas brioche with candied fruit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 意大利麵包 /意大利面包 (Yìdàlì miànbāo) — Christmas brioche with candied fruit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 託尼甜麵包 /托尼甜面包 (Tuōní tiánmiànbāo) — Christmas brioche with candied fruit
  • Wu Chinese: 巴乃到乃 — Christmas brioche with candied fruit
  • Esperanto: panetono — Christmas brioche with candied fruit
  • Estonian: pärmileib — Christmas brioche with candied fruit
  • Estonian: panettone — Christmas brioche with candied fruit
  • French: panettone — Christmas brioche with candied fruit
  • German: Panettone — Christmas brioche with candied fruit
  • Greek: πανετόνε (panetóne) — Christmas brioche with candied fruit
  • Hebrew: פָנֶטוֹנֶה (panetóne) — Christmas brioche with candied fruit
  • Italian: panettone — Christmas brioche with candied fruit
  • Japanese: パネットーネ (panettōne) — Christmas brioche with candied fruit
  • Korean: 파네토네 (panetone) — Christmas brioche with candied fruit
  • Lombard: panaton — Christmas brioche with candied fruit
  • Lombard: panatton — Christmas brioche with candied fruit
  • Lombard: panetton — Christmas brioche with candied fruit
  • Lombard: panetun — Christmas brioche with candied fruit
  • Neapolitan: panettone — Christmas brioche with candied fruit
  • Portuguese: panetone — Christmas brioche with candied fruit
  • Portuguese: panettone — Christmas brioche with candied fruit
  • Russian: панетто́не (panettóne) — Christmas brioche with candied fruit
  • Russian: панетто́н (panettón) — Christmas brioche with candied fruit
  • Spanish: panetone — Christmas brioche with candied fruit
  • Spanish: panettone — Christmas brioche with candied fruit
  • Spanish: panetón — Christmas brioche with candied fruit
  • Spanish: pan dulce — Christmas brioche with candied fruit
  • Swedish: panettone — Christmas brioche with candied fruit
  • Ukrainian: пането́не (panetóne) — Christmas brioche with candied fruit
  • Ukrainian: пането́н (panetón) — Christmas brioche with candied fruit
  • Venetan: panetón — Christmas brioche with candied fruit
  • Venetan: paneton — Christmas brioche with candied fruit