rettangolo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin rectangulus (“four-angled”). Surface analysis: retto (“straight, right”) + angolo (“angle”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /retˈtan.ɡo.lo/, [r̺et̪ˈt̪äŋɡo̞l̺o]
Rhymes: -anɡolo
Stress: rettàngolo
Hyphenation: ret‧tan‧go‧lo

Adjective

rettangolo (feminine singular rettangola, masculine plural rettangoli, feminine plural rettangole) (geometry)

right-angled

Noun

rettangolo m (plural rettangoli) (geometry)

rectangle

Derived terms

rettangolare

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