strampalato

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word strampalato. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word strampalato, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say strampalato in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word strampalato you have here. The definition of the word strampalato will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofstrampalato, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Italian

Etymology

Uncertain, perhaps from strambo (“strange”) and trampoli (“stilts”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stram.paˈla.to/
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Hyphenation: stram‧pa‧là‧to

Adjective

strampalato (feminine strampalata, masculine plural strampalati, feminine plural strampalate)

  1. odd, eccentric
    Synonyms: strano, strambo, bizzarro, stravagante

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ strampalato in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia