mascareta

Catalan

Etymology

From màscara +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [məs.kəˈɾɛ.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [məs.kəˈɾə.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [mas.kaˈɾe.ta]

Noun

mascareta f (plural mascaretes)

1. mask

Further reading

• “mascareta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetian, related to mascheretta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.skaˈre.ta/
• Rhymes: -eta
• Hyphenation: ma‧sca‧ré‧ta

Noun

mascareta f (plural mascarete)

1. (nautical) a light punt used for fishing, racing and recreation

   Hypernym: sandalo

Further reading

• mascareta on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it
• mascareta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana