stecchino

Italian

Etymology 1

From stecco (“twig”) +‎ -ino (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stekˈki.no/
• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: stec‧chì‧no

Noun

stecchino m (plural stecchini)

1. toothpick
2. (informal) shrimp (small person)
3. gaunt, haggard, drawn, emaciated, scraggy, scrawny, skinny

Synonyms

• mingherlino
• scricciolo
• tutt'ossa

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstek.ki.no/
• Rhymes: -ekkino
• Hyphenation: stéc‧chi‧no

Verb

stecchino

1. inflection of steccare:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Further reading

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