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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French menestrel (compare modern ménestrel), from Late Latin ministeriāle(m), from Latin ministerium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /me.neˈstrɛl.lo/
- Rhymes: -ɛllo
- Hyphenation: me‧ne‧strèl‧lo
Noun
menestrello m (plural menestrelli)
- (historical) minstrel
- Synonym: ministriere
Further reading
- menestrello in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- menestrello in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- menestrello in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- menestrèllo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- menestrèllo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana