pedalino

Italian

Etymology 1

From pedale (“pedal”) +‎ -ino (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.daˈli.no/
• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: pe‧da‧lì‧no

Noun

pedalino m (plural pedalini)

1. (central-southern Italy) sock, especially for men

   Synonym: calzino

   rivoltare qualcuno come un pedalino (chiefly jocular expression) ― to beat up someone hard (literally, “to turn someone inside-out like a sock”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈda.li.no/
• Rhymes: -alino
• Hyphenation: pe‧dà‧li‧no

Verb

pedalino

1. inflection of pedalare:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Further reading

• pedalino in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• pedalino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• Delpiano, depilano, dipelano, pedonali, pendolai