limoncello

3 6.7

A sweet Italian alcoholic drink made from lemons and served cold after a meal

noun
/lɪˈmɒnˌtʃɛloʊ/

: limoncello

After dinner, we enjoyed a glass of limoncello to cleanse our palates.
limoncello, a liqueur

So I'm going to take a small clean brush with the limoncello.

Examples

She brought home a bottle of limoncello to share with her friends after their dinner party.
Many Italians serve limoncello ice-cold as a refreshing finale to a meal.
And then all of a sudden, I think we took some limoncello shots with everyone on the beach.
Do you like limoncello?

Mafia Mamma (2023)
It's just that you poured me a way bigger portion and I didn't know if I was gonna like limoncello.

Mafia Mamma (2023)
It took a considerable amount of limoncello and several rounds of arm wrestling, but c'est la vie.

The Hustle (2019)

Synonyms

liqueur

vslimoncello

14 5.6

A strong sweet alcoholic drink often served after a meal

is a specific Italian lemon sweet drink usually served cold after meals

Galliano

vslimoncello

2 8.2

A sweet Italian alcoholic drink flavored with herbs and vanilla used in cocktails

is lemon flavored and served cold after meals rather than used in cocktails

curacao

vslimoncello

8.8

A sweet alcoholic drink made from bitter orange peel used in cocktails

is lemon flavored and served cold after meals instead of cocktail mixing

Surface Forms

limoncello singular

limoncellos plural

Etymology

Limoncello comes from the Italian limone, meaning 'lemon', plus the small, friendly ending -cello, so it literally means 'little lemon'. That's why limoncello is a sweet Italian lemon drink often served cold after a meal.