Italian

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Etymology

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From sotto- +‎ pezza.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sot.toˈpɛt.t͡sa/
  • Rhymes: -ɛttsa
  • Hyphenation: sot‧to‧pèz‧za

Noun

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sottopezza m (invariable)
sottopezza f (plural sottopezze)

  1. (textile manufacturing) a cloth that is wound at the same time as the fabric being processed

Further reading

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