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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspal.la/
- Rhymes: -alla
- Hyphenation: spàl‧la
Etymology 1
From Vulgar Latin *spatla, from Late Latin spatula, from classical Latin spatha. Compare spatola, a borrowed doublet.
Noun
spalla f (plural spalle, diminutive spallétta)
- (anatomy, cut of meat, portion of a garment) shoulder
- (cooking) chuck meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal
- (in the plural) back
- back, rear
- sidekick, second fiddle
- (theater, comedy) straight man, second banana, sidekick, foil
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
spalla
- inflection of spallare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- spalla in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- spalla in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Lombard
Pronunciation
Noun
spalla f
- shoulder
Maltese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian spalla or an older variant of Sicilian spadda, both from Latin spatula.
Pronunciation
Noun
spalla f (dual spallejn, plural spalel)
- (anatomy) shoulder
- Synonym: (now less common) kitf
Inflection