arcobaleno

Italian
Una parte di arcobaleno. – A part of a rainbow.

Etymology

From arco (“arch”, “bow”) +‎ baleno (“flash”, “light”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌar.ko.baˈle.no/[1][2]
  • Rhymes: -eno
  • Hyphenation: ar‧co‧ba‧lé‧no
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Noun

arcobaleno m (plural arcobaleni)

  1. rainbow
    Synonym: iride
  2. (by extension) a group of many colors or differently colored things

Adjective

arcobaleno (invariable)

  1. (relational) rainbow; specifically:
    1. multicolored
      Synonym: multicolore
    2. made up of several cultural or ideological factions
    3. LGBT

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