Italian

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Etymology

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Uncertain, perhaps from stampare.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /stamˈpɛl.la/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlla
  • Hyphenation: stam‧pèl‧la

Noun

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stampella f (plural stampelle)

  1. (also figuratively, usually in the plural) crutch
    camminare con le stampelleto walk on crutches

References

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  1. ^ stampella in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa