Italian

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Etymology

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From storto (crooked, bent) +‎ -ame.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /storˈta.me/
  • Rhymes: -ame
  • Hyphenation: stor‧tà‧me

Noun

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stortame m (plural stortami)

  1. (collective) naturally curved pieces of wood used in shipbuilding

Further reading

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