What does cancelletto in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word cancelletto in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cancelletto in Italian.

The word cancelletto in Italian means pound sign, number sign, hash, small gate, starting gate, pound key. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cancelletto

pound sign, number sign, hash

sostantivo maschile (simbolo grafico) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Non prendertela con me; non sapevo che questo simbolo si chiamasse cancelletto.
Don't take it out on me; I didn't know this was the hash symbol.

small gate

sostantivo maschile (piccolo cancello) (literal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La mia casa è la prima sulla sinistra con il cancelletto rosa.
My house is the first on the left; the one with the small pink gate.

starting gate

sostantivo maschile (sport, sci: partenza) (ski races)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Gli sciatori erano pronti al cancelletto.
The skiers were ready at the starting gate.

pound key

sostantivo maschile (tasto con il cancelletto) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Non trovo il cancelletto sulla tastiera del telefonino; puoi aiutarmi?
I can't find the pound key on the phone keyboard, can you help me?

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