didascalia
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== Italian ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Ancient Greek διδασκαλία (didaskalía, “instruction”), from διδάσκαλος (didáskalos, “teacher”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /di.das.kaˈli.a/
Rhymes: -ia
Hyphenation: di‧da‧sca‧lì‧a
=== Noun ===
didascalia f (plural didascalie)
caption
(theater, film) stage direction
(by extension, film, television) caption, closed caption
Synonym: sottotitolo
==== Derived terms ====
didascaliamento
didascalico
didascalo
=== Further reading ===
didascalia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Ancient Greek διδασκαλία (didaskalía, “instruction”), from διδάσκαλος (didáskalos, “teacher”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /didasˈkalja/ [d̪i.ð̞asˈka.lja]
Rhymes: -alja
Syllabification: di‧das‧ca‧lia
=== Noun ===
didascalia f (plural didascalias)
instruction, lesson
In ancient Greece, a record of the stage plays performed, with relevant information such as the date or awards won.
(theater, film) stage direction
=== Further reading ===
“didascalia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025