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Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old High German nestila (“belt, strap, thong”), from Proto-West Germanic *nastilu.
Noun
nastro m (plural nastri, diminutive nastrino)
- ribbon
- Synonym: fiocco
- nastro azzurro ― blue ribbon
1980, “Con il nastro rosa”, in Mogol (lyrics), Lucio Battisti (music), Una giornata uggiosa:Mi sto accorgendo che son giunto dentro casa // con la mia cassa ancora con il nastro rosa // e non vorrei aver sbagliato la mia spesa // o la mia sposa.- I am realizing that I have come home // with my box still with the red ribbon // and I wouldn't want to be wrong about my shopping // nor my wife.
- tape
- nastro adesivo ― adhesive tape
- riavvolgere il nastro ― to rewind the tape
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
nastro
- first-person singular present indicative of nastrare
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