stradivario

Italian

Etymology

Named after the Stradivari family, a surname either from the plural of Lombard stradivare (“toll-man”), or from strada averta (“open road”) in the Cremonese dialect.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /stra.diˈva.rjo/
Rhymes: -arjo
Hyphenation: stra‧di‧và‧rio

Noun

stradivario m (plural stradivari)

(music) Stradivarius (stringed instrument built by Antonio Stradivari)

Related terms

stradivariano

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