nastro

See also: nastrò

Italian

Etymology

From Gothic *𐌽𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌻𐍉 (*nastilō, belt, strap, thong), from Proto-Germanic *nastilō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnas.tro/

Noun

nastro m (plural nastri)

  1. ribbon
    nastro azzurroblue ribbon
    • 1980, Lucio Battisti (lyrics and music), “Con il nastro rosa”, in Una giornata uggiosa:
      Mi sto accorgendo che son giunto dentro casa, / con la mia cassa ancora con il nastro rosa / e non vorrei aver sbagliato la mia spesa o la mia sposa
      I am realizing that I have come come, / with my box still with the red ribbon / and I do not want to have mistaken my shopping or my wife
  2. tape
    nastro adesivoadhesive tape
    riavvolgere il nastroto rewind the tape

Derived terms

Verb

nastro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of nastrare

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