grattacielo
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Verb-object compound, composed of gratta (“to scratch, to scrape”) + cielo (“sky”). Calque of English skyscraper.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
grattacielo m (plural grattacieli)
References[edit]
- ^ grattacielo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication