grattacielo

Italian

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of gratta (“to scratch, to scrape”) +‎ cielo (“sky”). Calque of English skyscraper.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɡrat.taˈt͡ʃɛ.lo/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛlo
  • Hyphenation: grat‧ta‧ciè‧lo

Noun

grattacielo m (plural grattacieli)

  1. skyscraper

References

  1. ^ grattacielo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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