nizioleto

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetian niçiołeto, nisiołeto, a diminutive of niçioło, nisioło (“cloth; bedsheet”), from Latin linteolum (“linen cloth”). By surface analysis, lenzuolo +‎ -etto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nit.t͡sjoˈle.to/
• Rhymes: -eto
• Hyphenation: ni‧zio‧lé‧to

Noun

nizioleto m (plural nizioleti)

1. (Venice) a type of Venetian street sign painted directly on the plaster of walls