spalla

• IPA^(key): /ˈspal.la/
• Rhymes: -alla
• Hyphenation: spàl‧la

From Vulgar Latin *spatla, from Late Latin spatula, from classical Latin spatha. Compare spatola, a borrowed doublet.

spalla f (plural spalle, diminutive spallétta)

1. (anatomy, cut of meat, portion of a garment) shoulder
2. (cooking) chuck meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal
3. (in the plural) back
4. back, rear
5. sidekick, second fiddle
6. (theater, comedy) straight man, second banana, sidekick, foil

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

spalla

1. inflection of spallare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• spalla in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• spalla in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

• (Milanese, Laghée) IPA^(key): /ˈspala/

spalla f

1. shoulder

• ispalla (after the article)

Borrowed from Italian spalla or an older variant of Sicilian spadda, both from Latin spatula.

• IPA^(key): /ˈspal.la/

spalla f (dual spallejn, plural spalel)

1. (anatomy) shoulder

   Synonym: (now less common) kitf