puntello

See also: puntellò

English

Etymology

From Italian puntello.

Noun

puntello (plural puntelli)

  1. (sculpture) One of the points sometimes drilled as guides for cutting away superfluous stone.

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /punˈtɛl.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛllo
  • Hyphenation: pun‧tèl‧lo

Etymology 1

From punta +‎ -ello.

Noun

puntello m (plural puntelli)

  1. prop, support (for a wall, shelf, etc.)
  2. (figurative, by extension) help, aid, support
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → English: puntello

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

puntello

  1. first-person singular present indicative of puntellare

Further reading

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