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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstek.ka/
- Rhymes: -ekka
- Hyphenation: stéc‧ca
Etymology 1
From Gothic .
Noun
stecca f (plural stecche)
- stick, stake
- Synonyms: bastoncino, bastone
- slat
- Synonyms: lamina, listerella
- stecche delle persiane ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- rib (of an umbrella)
- (snooker) cue, cue sport
- (medicine) splint (device to immobilize a body part)
- Synonym: ferula
- (colloquial) carton, box (of cigarettes)
- Synonym: scatola
- (music) false note, crack, voice crack (on a high note)
- Synonym: stonata
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
stecca
- inflection of steccare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- stecca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana