staffetta

Italian

Etymology

From staffa (“stirrup”) +‎ -etta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stafˈfet.ta/
• Rhymes: -etta
• Hyphenation: staf‧fét‧ta

Noun

staffetta f (plural staffette)

1. courier, runner

   Synonyms: corriere, messaggero

2. (sports) relay race
3. (sports) relay team

Derived terms

• staffettista

Descendants

• → French: estafette
  • → Dutch: estafette
    • → West Frisian: estafette
    • → Indonesian: estafet
  • → English: estafette
• → Portuguese: estafeta
• → Spanish: estafeta
• → Yiddish: שטאַפֿעט (shtafet)

Further reading

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