gallettame
Italian
Etymology
From galletta (“silkworm cocoon”) + -ame.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡal.letˈta.me/
- Rhymes: -ame
- Hyphenation: gal‧let‧tà‧me
Noun
gallettame m (plural gallettami)
- (weaving, collective) silk waste formed by cocoons which can't be unraveled
Further reading
- gallettame in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana