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Italian
Etymology
From dolce (“sweet”) + -astro.
Cognate to French douceâtre (“sweetish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dolˈt͡ʃa.stro/
- Rhymes: -astro
- Hyphenation: dol‧cià‧stro
Adjective
dolciastro (feminine dolciastra, masculine plural dolciastri, feminine plural dolciastre)
- sweetish
- sickly (sweet)
- Synonyms: melato, stucchevole
- Antonym: amarognolo
- ingratiating (tone)
- Synonyms: affettato, sdolcinato
Further reading
- dolciastro in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- dolciastro in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- dolciastro in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- dolciàstro in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- dolciastro in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
- dolciastro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana