amoretto

noun

amo·​ret·​to ˌa-mə-ˈre-(ˌ)tō 

ˌä-

plural amoretti ˌa-mə-ˈre-(ˌ)tē 

ˌä-

or amorettos

: cupid, cherub sense 2a

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Italian, "love affair, cupid," from amore "love" (going back to Latin amor) + -etto, diminutive suffix — more at amour

First Known Use

1622, in the meaning defined above