coltello

See also: coltellò

Italian

Etymology

From Latin cultellus (“small knife, dagger”), diminutive of culter (“knife”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kolˈtɛl.lo/, [kol̪ˈt̪ɛl̺l̺o]
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ɛllo
Stress: coltèllo
Hyphenation: col‧tel‧lo

Noun

coltello m (plural coltelli)

knife

Derived terms

coltello a scatto, coltello a serramanico (“flick knife”)
coltello da caccia (“bowie knife, hunting knife”)
coltello da carne (“steak knife”)
coltello da cucina (“kitchen knife”)
coltello da formaggio (“cheese knife”)
coltello da frutta (“fruit knife”)
coltello da intaglio (“carving knife”)
coltello da lancio (“throwing knife”)
coltello da macellaio (“butcher knife”)
coltello da stucco (“putty knife”)
coltello da tasca (“penknife, pocket knife”)
coltello per pane (“bread knife”)
coltello per potare (“pruning knife”)

Related terms

See also

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