baldacchino
Italian
Etymology
From Baldacca (“Baghdad”) + -ino, named for where the material originally came from.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bal.dakˈki.no/
- Rhymes: -ino
- Hyphenation: bal‧dac‧chì‧no
Noun
baldacchino m (plural baldacchini)
Derived terms
- letto a baldacchino (“four poster bed”)
Descendants
- → Catalan: baldaquí
- → French: baldaquin
- → Polish: baldachim
- → Spanish: baldaquino
Further reading
- baldacchino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana