scudetto

English

Etymology

From the Italian.

Noun

scudetto (plural scudetti)

  1. (soccer) The Italian Serie A Championship title.
    • 2009 January 21, Jack Bell, “Juventus Putting Pressure on Inter”, in New York Times‎:
      The race to the scudetto is on in Italy at the halfway point of the Serie A season.

Italian

Etymology

scudo +‎ -etto; cognate with Lombard scudet

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /skuˈdet.to/
  • Rhymes: -etto
  • Hyphenation: scu‧dét‧to

Noun

scudetto m (plural scudetti)

  1. (sports) national championship, shield
  2. (soccer) the Italian Serie A Championship title
  3. badge, small shield
  4. (heraldry) escutcheon

Derived terms

Further reading
  • scudetto in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • scudetto in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • scudetto in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • scudetto in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • scudetto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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