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Italian
Etymology
From palio (“banner”) + -otto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈljɔt.to/
- Rhymes: -ɔtto
- Hyphenation: pa‧liòt‧to
Noun
paliotto m (plural paliotti)
- antependium
1980, Umberto Eco, “Primo giorno - Sesta”, in Il nome della rosa [The Name of the Rose] (I grandi tascabili), Milan: Bompiani, published 1984, page 56:Una striscia sottile di luce toccava ancora l'altare maggiore, il cui paliotto mi parve rilucere di un fulgore aureo.- A thin strip of light still touched the main altar, whose antependium looked shining of a golden brightness.
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