stecchino

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Italian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From stecco (“twig”) +‎ -ino (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /stekˈki.no/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: stec‧chì‧no

Noun[edit]

stecchino m (plural stecchini)

  1. toothpick
  2. (informal) shrimp (small person)
  3. gaunt, haggard, drawn, emaciated, scraggy, scrawny, skinny
Synonyms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈstek.ki.no/
  • Rhymes: -ekkino
  • Hyphenation: stéc‧chi‧no

Verb[edit]

stecchino

  1. inflection of steccare:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Further reading[edit]

  • stecchino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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