ostacolo

See also: ostacolò

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈsta.ko.lo/
• Rhymes: -akolo
• Hyphenation: o‧stà‧co‧lo

Etymology 1

From Latin obstāculum.

Noun

ostacolo m (plural ostacoli)

1. obstacle (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress)

   Synonyms: difficoltà, intoppo

2. (sports) hurdle (an artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race)
3. (sports, in the plural) hurdles (a sport where athletes or animals run along a track obstructed by regularly placed hurdles that must be leapt over)

Derived terms

• ostacolare
• ostacolista

Etymology 2

Verb

ostacolo

1. first-person singular present indicative of ostacolare

Further reading

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