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Italian
Etymology 1
Diminutive of collo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kolˈlet.to/
- Rhymes: -etto
- Hyphenation: col‧lét‧to
Noun
colletto m (plural colletti)
- collar
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Latin collēctus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kolˈlet.to/, (traditional) /kolˈlɛt.to/[1]
- Rhymes: -etto, (traditional) -ɛtto
- Hyphenation: col‧lét‧to, (traditional) col‧lèt‧to
Adjective
colletto (feminine colletta, masculine plural colletti, feminine plural collette)
- (poetic, archaic) gathered, collected
References
Further reading
- colletto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana