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altoparlante

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Italian

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Etymology

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From alto- +‎ parlante, a calque of English loudspeaker modelled on French haut-parleur.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /al.to.parˈlan.te/
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Hyphenation: al‧to‧par‧làn‧te

Noun

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altoparlante m (plural altoparlanti)

  1. speaker, loudspeaker

Descendants

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  • → Albanian: altoparlant
  • → Spanish: altoparlante

References

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  1. ^ “altoparlante”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Spanish

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Italian altoparlante.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /altopaɾˈlante/ [al̪.t̪o.paɾˈlãn̪.t̪e]
    • Rhymes: -ante
    • Syllabification: al‧to‧par‧lan‧te

    Noun

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    altoparlante m (plural altoparlantes)

    1. (Latin America) loudspeaker
      Synonyms: parlante, bocina, altavoz

    Further reading

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