mascherina

From maschera (“mask”) +‎ -ina (diminutive suffix).

• IPA^(key): /ma.skeˈri.na/
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: ma‧sche‧rì‧na

mascherina f (plural mascherine)

1. Diminutive of maschera: small mask
2. flexible pad held over the nose and mouth, as a dust mask, paint mask, or surgical mask
   • 2014, Michele Capurso, Gioco e studio in ospedale, Erickson (publ.), page 177.

     Camici e cuffie, di norma, andranno cambiati quando si entra in contatto con un altro paziente; le mascherine vanno sostituite in media ogni una-due ore.

     Normally, gowns and caps are to be changed after making contact with another patient; masks are to be changed every one or two hours on average.

3. patch (animal marking)

   un cane bianco con una mascherina nera ― a white dog with a black patch

4. toecap
5. radiator grill
6. plastic or cardboard sheet used to delimit surfaces to be covered with paint; template

• Arabic
  • Libyan Arabic:Arabic script: مسكرينة (maskarīnah)

• marchesina