traversina

Italian

Etymology

From traversa +‎ -ina (diminutive suffix).

Noun

traversina f (plural traversine)

1. sleeper (railroad tie)
2. (music) fret (on a guitar etc.)

See also

• traversino

Further reading

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