zecchinetta
Italian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Blend of zecchino (“sequin”) + lanzichenetto, an old form of lanzichenecco (“Landsknecht, lansquenet”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): */d͡zek.kiˈnet.ta/, (traditional) */t͡sek.kiˈnet.ta/[1]
- Rhymes: -etta
- Hyphenation: zec‧chi‧nét‧ta
Noun edit
zecchinetta f (plural zecchinette)
- (card games) lansquenet (gambling card game)
- Synonym: lanzichenecco
References edit
- ^ zecchino, lanzichenecco in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Further reading edit
zecchinetta on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
