animella

Finnish

Noun

animella

  1. adessive singular of anime

Italian
Animelle di agnello – lamb sweetbread

Etymology

From anima (“soul”) +‎ -ella (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.niˈmɛl.la/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlla
  • Hyphenation: a‧ni‧mèl‧la

Noun

animella f (plural animelle)

  1. (usually in the plural) sweetbread (thymus gland of an animal used as food)
  2. the main moving part of a valve
  3. (button manufacture) a levigated button prior to being milled
  4. Diminutive of anima

Further reading
  • animella in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • animella in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
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