Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /fi.letˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: fi‧let‧tà‧re

Verb edit

filettàre (first-person singular present filétto, first-person singular past historic filettài, past participle filettàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to thread, to add threads to (a pin, a cylindrical hole) (forming a screw or nut)
  2. (transitive, embroidery) to finish (a carrover embroidery) (by sewing the cords onto the cut edge of the fabric, to cover it entirely and prevent fraying)
  3. (transitive, sewing, textiles) to decorate with trimming (see filletto)
  4. (transitive, cooking) to filet/fillet (a fish)
    Synonym: (more common) sfilettare

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