portalettere

Italian

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry”) +‎ lettere (“letters”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌpɔr.taˈlet.te.re/, (traditional) /ˌpɔr.taˈlɛt.te.re/[1][2]
  • Rhymes: -ettere, (traditional) -ɛttere
  • Hyphenation: por‧ta‧lét‧te‧re, (traditional) por‧ta‧lèt‧te‧re

Noun

portalettere m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. postman / postwoman, mailman / mailwoman

References
  1. portalettere in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. portalettere in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Anagrams

Neapolitan

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɔrtaˈletːərə/

Noun

portalettere m

  1. postman

Synonyms
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