altoparlante

Italian

Etymology

From alto- +‎ parlante, a calque of English loudspeaker modelled on French haut-parleur.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al.to.parˈlan.te/
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Hyphenation: al‧to‧par‧làn‧te

Noun

altoparlante m (plural altoparlanti)

  1. speaker, loudspeaker

Descendants

  • → Albanian: altoparlant
  • → Spanish: altoparlante

References

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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian altoparlante.

Noun

altoparlante m (plural altoparlantes)

  1. (Latin America) loudspeaker
    Synonyms: altavoz, parlante

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