posacenere

Italian

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of posa (“to put, to lay”) +‎ cenere (“ash”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌpɔ.zaˈt͡ʃe.ne.re/, (traditional) /ˌpɔ.saˈt͡ʃe.ne.re/[1][2]
  • Rhymes: -enere
  • Hyphenation: po‧sa‧cé‧ne‧re

Noun

posacenere m (invariable)

  1. ashtray
    Synonym: portacenere m

References

  1. ^ posa in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. ^ posacenere in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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