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English
Etymology
From Italian puntello.
Noun
puntello (plural puntelli)
- (sculpture) One of the points sometimes drilled as guides for cutting away superfluous stone.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /punˈtɛl.lo/
- Rhymes: -ɛllo
- Hyphenation: pun‧tèl‧lo
Etymology 1
From punta + -ello.
Noun
puntello m (plural puntelli)
- prop, support (for a wall, shelf, etc.)
- (figurative, by extension) help, aid, support
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
puntello
- first-person singular present indicative of puntellare
Further reading
- puntello in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana