trampolo

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Italian

Etymology

From German trampeln.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtram.po.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ampolo
  • Hyphenation: tràm‧po‧lo

Noun

trampolo m (plural trampoli)

  1. stilt (pole with footrest that allows one to stand or walk above the ground)
    • 1895, L'Illustrazione ciclistica, page 62:
      Invece nei paesi meridionali, nei delta e larghi estuari di fiume sono utili ed in onore i trampoli. ¶ Pattini e trampoli sono arnesi antichissimi.
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References

  1. ^ trampolo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana