pedalino
Italian
Etymology 1
From pedale (“pedal”) + -ino (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pe.daˈli.no/
- Rhymes: -ino
- Hyphenation: pe‧da‧lì‧no
Noun
pedalino m (plural pedalini)
- (central-southern Italy) sock, especially for men
- Synonym: calzino
- rivoltare qualcuno come un pedalino (chiefly jocular expression) ― to beat up someone hard (literally, “to turn someone inside-out like a sock”)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peˈda.li.no/
- Rhymes: -alino
- Hyphenation: pe‧dà‧li‧no
Verb
pedalino
- inflection of pedalare:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative
Further reading
- pedalino in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- pedalino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- Delpiano, depilano, dipelano, pedonali, pendolai