nastro
See also: nastrò
Italian
Etymology
From Gothic *𐌽𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌻𐍉 (*nastilō, “belt, strap, thong”), from Proto-Germanic *nastilō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnas.tro/
Noun
nastro m (plural nastri)
- ribbon
- nastro azzurro ― blue ribbon
- 1980, Lucio Battisti (lyrics and music), “Con il nastro rosa”, in Una giornata uggiosa:
- Mi sto accorgendo che son giunto dentro casa, / con la mia cassa ancora con il nastro rosa / e non vorrei aver sbagliato la mia spesa o la mia sposa
- I am realizing that I have come come, / with my box still with the red ribbon / and I do not want to have mistaken my shopping or my wife
- tape
- nastro adesivo ― adhesive tape
- riavvolgere il nastro ― to rewind the tape
Derived terms
- nastraio (“ribbon maker”)
- nastro trasportatore (“conveyor belt”)
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