grattacielo
Appearance
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb-object compound, composed of gratta (“to scratch, to scrape”) + cielo (“sky”). Calque of English skyscraper.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]grattacielo m (plural grattacieli)
References
[edit]- ^ grattacielo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication