stradivario

Italian

Etymology

Named after the Stradivari family, a surname either from the plural of Lombard stradivare (“toll-man”), or from strada averta (“open road”) in the Cremonese dialect.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /stra.diˈva.rjo/, [st̪räd̪iˈväːrjo]
  • Rhymes: -arjo
  • Hyphenation: stra‧di‧và‧rio

Noun

stradivario m (plural stradivari)

  1. (music) Stradivarius (stringed instrument built by Antonio Stradivari)
  • stradivariano
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