pentola

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Italian

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin *pinta, alternative form of Latin picta (painted ), feminine perfect passive participle of pingō (to decorate; to paint), from the custom of decorating crocks and pots by painting them.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpen.to.la/, /ˈpɛn.to.la/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -entola, -ɛntola
  • Hyphenation: pén‧to‧la, pèn‧to‧la

Noun

pentola f (plural pentole)

  1. (cooking) pot, saucepan
  2. (by extension) potful

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ pentola in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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