Italian

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Etymology

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Verb-object compound, composed of scola (to drain) +‎ posate (cutlery).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌsko.la.poˈza.te/, (traditional) /ˌsko.la.poˈsa.te/[1][2]
  • Rhymes: -ate
  • Hyphenation: sco‧la‧po‧sà‧te

Noun

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scolaposate m (invariable)

  1. drainer for cutlery

References

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  1. ^ posate in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. ^ scolaposate in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication