Meaning & use
limoncello
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Meaning
noununcountable
A sweet Italian alcoholic drink made from lemon peel, usually served chilled after a meal.
Grammar: Uncountable: you drink 'some limoncello' or 'a glass of limoncello'.
Patterns
- a glass of limoncello
- drink limoncello
- homemade limoncello
After dinner, they brought us small glasses of limoncello.
She bought a bottle of limoncello as a souvenir from Italy.
The restaurant makes its own limoncello from local lemons.
Common combinations
- a glass of limoncello
- He ordered a glass of limoncello to finish the meal.
- homemade limoncello
- Their homemade limoncello is very strong and sweet.
- bottle of limoncello
- We brought back a bottle of limoncello from the Amalfi Coast.
- serve limoncello
- They serve limoncello ice-cold in small frozen glasses.
Synonyms and how they differ
- lemon liqueur
- A general term for any lemon-flavored liqueur, not only the Italian type.
Word family
- lemon noun
- The yellow citrus fruit used to flavor limoncello.
Commonly confused: limoncello or lemonade?
limoncello vs lemonade
Lemonade is a non-alcoholic drink made with lemon juice, sugar, and water; limoncello is a strong alcoholic liqueur.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'limoncello' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Limoncello' is an uncountable noun for a drink, so 'a glass of limoncello' is correct. Option C is wrong because it is not countable as 'two limoncellos' for the drink, and it is not a verb or a pasta.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “limoncello”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.