saettone

Italian

Etymology

saetta (“arrow; thunderbolt”) +‎ -one (augmentative suffix)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sa.etˈto.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: sa‧et‧tó‧ne

Noun

saettone m (plural saettoni)

  1. Aesculapian snake (Zamenis longissimus)
    Synonym: colubro di Esculapio
    Hypernym: serpente
  2. (architecture) a strut of a truss
    Synonym: saetta

References
  • saettone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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