colletto

Italian

Etymology 1

Diminutive of collo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kolˈlet.to/
• Rhymes: -etto
• Hyphenation: col‧lét‧to

Noun

colletto m (plural colletti)

1. collar

Derived terms

• colletti bianchi

Etymology 2

From Latin collēctus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kolˈlet.to/, (traditional) /kolˈlɛt.to/
• Rhymes: -etto, (traditional) -ɛtto
• Hyphenation: col‧lét‧to, (traditional) col‧lèt‧to

Adjective

colletto (feminine colletta, masculine plural colletti, feminine plural collette)

1. (poetic, archaic) gathered, collected

Further reading

• colletto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana