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

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Etymology 2

Borrowed from English pinochle, influenced by the word above.

Alternative forms

Noun

pinnacolo m (uncountable)

  1. (card games) pinochle
    Coordinate terms: burraco m, canasta f, ramino m

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