pinnacolo

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pinˈna.ko.lo/
• Rhymes: -akolo
• Hyphenation: pin‧nà‧co‧lo

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Late Latin pinnāculum. Doublet of pennacchio (“plume”).

Noun

pinnacolo m (plural pinnacoli)

1. (architecture) pinnacle, spur

   Coordinate term: guglia f

Further reading

• pinnacolo¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• pinnacolo on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English pinochle, influenced by the word above.

Alternative forms

• pinnacola f
• pinacolo m, pinacola f (dated)

Noun

pinnacolo m (uncountable)

1. (card games) pinochle

   Coordinate terms: burraco m, canasta f, ramino m

Further reading

• pinnacolo (gioco) on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it
• pinnacolo² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• incolpano, pannicolo