estilete

Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian stiletto (“stiletto”), diminutive of stilus (“stylus”), from Latin stilus (“pointed instrument”), from Proto-Indo-European *steyg- (cognate of stick).

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal, Nordestino) IPA(key): /ˌiʃ.ti.ˈle.ti/
  • (Paulista) IPA(key): /ˌis.tʃi.ˈle.tʃi/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌes.tʃi.ˈle.te/
  • Hyphenation: es‧ti‧le‧te
  • Rhymes: -et(ʃ)i

Noun

estilete m (plural estiletes)

  1. stiletto (small dagger)

Spanish

Noun

estilete m (plural estiletes)

  1. stiletto
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