fazzoletto

Italian

Etymology

Diminutive of fazzolo, fazzuolo, itself from Vulgar Latin *faciolum, from Latin facies (“face”). Compare Romansch fazielet, fazalet, Swiss-German Fazaneetli, Friulian façolet, Venetian fasołeto, Istriot fassulito, Sicilian fazzulettu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fat.t͡soˈlet.to/
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  • Rhymes: -etto
  • Hyphenation: faz‧zo‧lét‧to

Noun

fazzoletto m (plural fazzoletti)

  1. handkerchief, square
  2. neckerchief
    Synonym: foulard
  3. facial tissue
    Synonym: fazzoletti di carta
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