cuscinetto
Appearance
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From cuscino + -etto (diminutive suffix). Cf. French coussinet.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cuscinetto m (plural cuscinetti)
- pad
- pincushion
- bearing (ball or roller)
- (colloquial) toe bean (digital pad of a cat or dog's paw)
- Synonym: gommino
Further reading
[edit]- cuscinetto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana