Food Words with Diminutive Endings

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Vodka = little water

Limoncello = little lemon

Vanilla = little pod

Taquito = little taco

Burrito = little burro

Fajita = little bandage

Linguine = little tongue

Noisette = hazelnut; translating literally to little nut

(as in beurre noisette or brown butter sauce)

Can you think of others?

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