saracinesca

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From saraceno.^[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /sa.ra.t͡ʃiˈne.ska/
Rhymes: -eska
Hyphenation: sa‧ra‧ci‧né‧sca

Noun[edit]

saracinesca f (plural saracinesche)

roller blind, roller shutter
Synonyms: avvolgibile, serranda, tapparella

Coordinate term: persiana
sluice gate
Synonym: cataratta
portcullis (gate in the form of a grating)
Synonym: inferriata
slide (valve that works by sliding)
(heraldry) portcullis

Related terms[edit]

saraceno

See also[edit]

References[edit]

^ saracinesca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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