portello

Italian

Etymology

porta +‎ -ello

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /porˈtɛl.lo/
• Rhymes: -ɛllo
• Hyphenation: por‧tèl‧lo

Noun

portello m (plural portelli)

1. door (at an entrance)
2. hatch (on a ship)

Derived terms

• portellone
• sportello

Further reading

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