quatto

See also: quàtto

Italian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwat.to/
• Rhymes: -atto
• Hyphenation: quàt‧to

Adjective

quatto (feminine quatta, masculine plural quatti, feminine plural quatte)

1. bent, curled
2. silent, mute, aloof

Derived terms

• quattamente

Neapolitan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin quattuor.

Pronunciation

• (Naples) IPA^(key): [ˈkwatt(ə)]

Numeral

quatto

1. four

References

• AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 285: “tre; quattro” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it