spalla

== Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈspal.la/ Rhymes: -alla Hyphenation: spàl‧la === Etymology 1 === From Vulgar Latin *spatla, from Late Latin spatula, from classical Latin spatha. Compare spatola, a borrowed doublet. ==== Noun ==== spalla f (plural spalle, diminutive spallétta) (anatomy, cut of meat, portion of a garment) shoulder (cooking) chuck meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal (in the plural) back back, rear sidekick, second fiddle (theater, comedy) straight man, second banana, sidekick, foil ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== spalla inflection of spallare: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === spalla in Collins Italian-English Dictionary spalla in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Lombard == === Pronunciation === (Milanese, Laghée) IPA(key): /ˈspala/ === Noun === spalla f shoulder == Maltese == === Alternative forms === ispalla (after the article) === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian spalla or an older variant of Sicilian spadda, both from Latin spatula. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈspal.la/ Rhymes: -alla === Noun === spalla f (dual spallejn, plural spalel) (anatomy) shoulder Synonym: (now less common) kitf ==== Inflection ====