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lametta

/ləˈmɛtə/

lametta noun: thin wire or foil made of brass, gold or silver; now especially thin strips of metallic foil used as Christmas decoration.

lametta: thin wire or foil made of brass, gold or silver; now especially thin strips of metallic foil used...
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Noun

lametta (uncountable)

  1. Thin wire or foil made of brass, gold or silver; now especially thin strips of metallic foil used as Christmas decoration.
    Synonyms:
    tinsel

Synonyms of lametta

Origin of lametta

From Italian lametta (literally “small blade”).

Words that rhyme with lametta

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Questions about lametta

What does lametta mean?
Lametta means thin wire or foil made of brass, gold or silver; now especially thin strips of metallic foil used as Christmas decoration.
What part of speech is lametta?
Lametta is a noun.
How do you pronounce lametta?
Lametta is pronounced /ləˈmɛtə/.

Words near lametta in the dictionary

  1. lametastic
  2. lameter
  3. lameters
  4. Lamethist
  5. Lamethists
  6. lametta
  7. lamewad
  8. lamewads
  9. Lamey
  10. Lameys
  11. Lamgong

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