scudetto

English

Etymology

From the Italian.

Noun

scudetto (plural scudetti)

1. (soccer) The Italian Serie A Championship title.
   • 2009 January 21, Jack Bell, “Juventus Putting Pressure on Inter”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     The race to the scudetto is on in Italy at the halfway point of the Serie A season.

Italian

Etymology

scudo +‎ -etto; cognate with Lombard scudet

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skuˈdet.to/
• Rhymes: -etto
• Hyphenation: scu‧dét‧to

Noun

scudetto m (plural scudetti)

1. (sports) national championship, shield
2. (soccer) the Italian Serie A Championship title
3. badge, small shield
4. (heraldry) escutcheon

Derived terms

• scudettato

Related terms

• scudo

Further reading

• scudetto in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• scudetto in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• scudetto in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• scudetto in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• scudetto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana