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Italian
Etymology
From cuscino + -etto (diminutive suffix). Cf. French coussinet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuʃ.ʃiˈnet.to/
- Rhymes: -etto
- Hyphenation: cu‧sci‧nét‧to
Noun
cuscinetto m (plural cuscinetti)
- pad
- pincushion
- bearing (ball or roller)
- (colloquial) toe bean (digital pad of a cat or dog's paw)
- Synonym: gommino
Further reading
- cuscinetto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana