scialle

Italian

uno scialle di lana arancione — an orange woolen shawl

Etymology

Borrowed from French châle, from Hindi शाल (śāl), from Classical Persian شال (šāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/ˈʃal.le/
• Rhymes: -alle
• Hyphenation: sciàl‧le

Noun

scialle m (plural scialli)

1. shawl

Related terms

• sciallato

Descendants

• → Greek: σάλι (sáli)

Further reading

• “scialle”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• caselli