coltello

See also: coltellò

Italian

Etymology

From Latin cultellus (small knife, dagger), diminutive of culter (knife).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kolˈtɛl.lo/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛllo
  • Hyphenation: col‧tèl‧lo

Noun

coltello m (plural coltelli, diminutive coltellìno or (rare) coltellétto, augmentative coltellóne, pejorative coltellàccio, derogatory coltellùccio)

  1. knife

Derived terms

See also

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