scatola

Italian

Etymology

Metathesised form of Medieval Latin castula (“basket”), diminutive of a term borrowed from a Germanic language, *kasto, whence also Italian castone, German Kasten.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈska.to.la/, [ˈskäːt̪olä]
  • Hyphenation: scà‧to‧la

Noun

scatola f (plural scatole)

  1. box
    una scatola di cioccolatini ― a chocolate box
  2. tin, can

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