colletta

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin collecta, probably a borrowing. Cf. colto, colta.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kolˈlet.ta/, (traditional) /kolˈlɛt.ta/[1]
  • Rhymes: -etta, (traditional) -ɛtta
  • Hyphenation: col‧lét‧ta, (traditional) col‧lèt‧ta

Noun

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colletta f (plural collette)

  1. collection (gathering of money for charitable or other purposes)
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Descendants

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  • Albanian: kuletë
  • Maltese: kolletta

References

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  1. ^ colletta in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)