castelletto

Italian

Etymology

From castello +‎ -etto (diminutive suffix). Compare French châtelet, English castlet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kas.telˈlet.to/
  • Rhymes: -etto
  • Hyphenation: ca‧stel‧lét‧to

Noun

castelletto m (plural castelletti)

  1. diminutive of castello; a small castle
  2. (typography) a part of a composing stick used to adjust text justification
    Synonym: noce
  3. scaffold, scaffolding
  4. (finance) line of credit
  5. (lotto) a registry where the amounts of money both gambled and won are noted
  6. (northern Italy) a small heap of walnuts or hazelnuts
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