spalliera

Italian

Etymology

spalla +‎ -iera

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spalˈljɛ.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ɛra
  • Hyphenation: spal‧liè‧ra

Noun

spalliera f (plural spalliere)

  1. back (of a chair, sofa, chest etc.)
  2. bedhead (of a bedstead)
    Synonym: testata
  3. footboard (of a bedstead)
  4. (gymnastics) wall bars
  5. (agriculture) espalier (row of fruit-trees or greenery close to the wall)
  6. tapestry hanging
  7. (sailing) the fore-rower or cheaf rower in a galley

Further reading

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