battitoio

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From battere +‎ -toio.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bat.tiˈto.jo/
  • Rhymes: -ojo
  • Hyphenation: bat‧ti‧tó‧io

Noun[edit]

battitoio m (plural battitoi)

  1. shutter (of a window)
  2. sash (of a window)
  3. leaf (panel of a double door)
  4. generic name for tools used for striking or hitting
  5. (typography) a wooden block used to level characters
    Synonyms: abbassatoio, abbassatore, battitoia, calcatoio
  6. (obsolete) a kind of battering ram

Further reading[edit]

  • battitoio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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