ostacolo

See also: ostacolò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /osˈta.ko.lo/
  • Rhymes: -akolo
  • Hyphenation: o‧stà‧co‧lo

Etymology 1

From Latin obstāculum.

Noun

ostacolo m (plural ostacoli)

  1. obstacle (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress)
    Synonyms: difficoltà, intoppo
  2. (sports) hurdle (an artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race)
  3. (sports, in the plural) hurdles (a sport where athletes or animals run along a track obstructed by regularly placed hurdles that must be leapt over)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

ostacolo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of ostacolare

Further reading

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