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Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry”) + mina (“pencil lead”).
- IPA(key): /ˌpɔr.taˈmi.na/[1]
- Rhymes: -ina
- Hyphenation: por‧ta‧mì‧na
portamina m (invariable)
- mechanical pencil, propelling pencil
- ^ portamina in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication