cancelletto

Italian

Etymology

From cancello (gate) +‎ -etto (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kan.t͡ʃelˈlet.to/
  • Rhymes: -etto
  • Hyphenation: can‧cel‧lét‧to

Noun

cancelletto m (plural cancelletti)

  1. diminutive of cancello (gate)
  2. hash, hash sign, number sign, octothorpe, pound sign, square (the # symbol)

Further reading

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