maschietto

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See also: maschiettò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈskjet.to/
  • Rhymes: -etto
  • Hyphenation: ma‧schiét‧to

Etymology 1

From maschio (“male”) +‎ -etto (diminutive suffix).

Alternative forms

Noun

maschietto m (plural maschietti)

  1. diminutive of maschio: little boy, male baby (particularly as opposed to a girl)
    Synonyms: bambino, bimbo, (dated) fanciullo
    Antonym: femminuccia
  2. door hinge
    Synonym: cardine
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

maschietto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of maschiettare

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