reggiposata
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Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb-object compound, composed of reggi (“to hold, to support”) + posata (“piece of cutlery”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌrɛd.d͡ʒi.poˈza.ta/, (traditional) /ˌrɛd.d͡ʒi.poˈsa.ta/[1][2]
- Rhymes: -ata
- Hyphenation: reg‧gi‧po‧sà‧ta
Noun
[edit]reggiposata m (invariable)
- an item, in various forms, that a knife or fork rests on so as not to soil the tablecloth
References
[edit]- ^ posa in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
- ^ reggiposata in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication