stecchino

== Italian == === Etymology 1 === From stecco (“twig”) +‎ -ino (diminutive suffix). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /stekˈki.no/ Rhymes: -ino Hyphenation: stec‧chì‧no ==== Noun ==== stecchino m (plural stecchini) toothpick (informal) shrimp (small person) gaunt, haggard, drawn, emaciated, scraggy, scrawny, skinny ===== Synonyms ===== mingherlino scricciolo tutt'ossa === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈstek.ki.no/ Rhymes: -ekkino Hyphenation: stéc‧chi‧no ==== Verb ==== stecchino inflection of steccare: third-person plural present subjunctive third-person plural imperative === Further reading === stecchino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana