altarino

Italian

Etymology

From altare +‎ -ino (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al.taˈri.no/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: al‧ta‧rì‧no

Noun

altarino m (plural altarini)

  1. a small, portable altar
  2. a tabernacle

Derived terms

  • scoprire gli altarini (“to reveal a fact that others would prefer to keep secret”)

Further reading

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

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