abbadino

Italian

Etymology

From Ligurian abaìn, abæn. Compare abate (“abbot”) (slate dormers had the same grey color of an abbot's habit).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ab.baˈdi.no/
• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: ab‧ba‧dì‧no

Noun

abbadino m (plural abbadini)

1. roofing slate

Related terms

• abbaino

Further reading

• abbadino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• abbadino in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Anagrams

• abbondai