cambiale

See also: cámbiale

French

Adjective

cambiale

1. feminine singular of cambial

Italian

Etymology 1

From cambia +‎ -le.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkam.bja.le/
• Rhymes: -ambjale
• Hyphenation: càm‧bia‧le

Verb

cambiale

1. compound of cambia, the second-person singular imperative form of cambiare, with le

Etymology 2

From cambio +‎ -ale.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kamˈbja.le/
• Rhymes: -ale
• Hyphenation: cam‧bià‧le

Adjective

cambiale m or f by sense (plural cambiali) (chiefly botany and anatomy)

1. relational adjective of cambio (“change; exchange; cambium”): cambial

Etymology 3

Ellipsis of lettera cambiale (literally “cambial letter; letter of exchange”). Compare Spanish letra de cambio, French lettre de change.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kamˈbja.le/
• Rhymes: -ale
• Hyphenation: cam‧bià‧le

Noun

cambiale f (plural cambiali) (banking)

1. bill of exchange
2. promissory note

Further reading

• “cambiale”, in Sinonimi e Contrari (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2003
• “Lettera di cambio”, in Dizionario di Storia (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2010

Spanish

Verb

cambiale

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of cambiar combined with le