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Italian
Etymology
From castello + -etto (diminutive suffix). Compare French châtelet, English castlet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.stelˈlet.to/
- Rhymes: -etto
- Hyphenation: ca‧stel‧lét‧to
Noun
castelletto m (plural castelletti)
- diminutive of castello; a small castle
- (typography) a part of a composing stick used to adjust text justification
- Synonym: noce
- scaffold, scaffolding
- (finance) line of credit
- (lotto) a registry where the amounts of money both gambled and won are noted
- (northern Italy) a small heap of walnuts or hazelnuts