spalliera

Italian

Etymology

spalla +‎ -iera

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spalˈljɛ.ra/
• Rhymes: -ɛra
• Hyphenation: spal‧liè‧ra

Noun

spalliera f (plural spalliere)

1. back (of a chair, sofa, chest etc.)
2. bedhead (of a bedstead)

   Synonym: testata

3. footboard (of a bedstead)
4. (gymnastics) wall bars
5. (agriculture) espalier (row of fruit-trees or greenery close to the wall)
6. tapestry hanging
7. (sailing) the fore-rower or cheaf rower in a galley

Related terms

• spalla

Further reading

• spalliera in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• spalliera in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana