saettone

Italian

Etymology

saetta (“arrow; thunderbolt”) +‎ -one (augmentative suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.etˈto.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: sa‧et‧tó‧ne

Noun

saettone m (plural saettoni)

1. Aesculapian snake (Zamenis longissimus)

   Synonym: colubro di Esculapio

   Hypernym: serpente

2. (architecture) a strut of a truss

   Synonym: saetta

References

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

Anagrams

• esentato, onestate