stretta

Italian

Alternative forms
  • strinta (obsolete or regional)[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈstret.ta/
  • Rhymes: -etta
  • Hyphenation: strét‧ta

Etymology 1

Deverbal, formed with the feminine past participle of stringere (“to tighten, hold”).

Noun

stretta f (plural strette)

  1. grip (firm hold)
  2. clampdown, crackdown
    stretta sulle armi ― gun control (literally, “crackdown on arms”)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

stretta f sg

  1. feminine singular of stretto

Adjective

stretta

  1. feminine singular of stretto

References
  1. http://www.lessicografia.it/Controller?lemma=STRINTA

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