What does paletta in Italian mean?

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

The word paletta in Italian means small shovel, dustpan, palette, blade, signaling disk, headstock, pallet, dessert knife, ice cream scoop, bucket and spade, dustpan and brush. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word paletta

small shovel

sostantivo femminile (piccola pala)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ricordati di prendere la paletta dei bambini quando vieni in spiaggia.
Remember to get the children's small shovel when you come to the beach.

dustpan

sostantivo femminile (per raccogliere immondizia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dopo aver scopato il pavimento si raccolgono le briciole con la paletta.
After sweeping, we pick up the crumbs with the dustpan.

palette, blade

sostantivo femminile (elemento meccanico) (mechanics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Questo piccolo ventilatore ha delle palette di plastica.
This small fan has plastic blades.

signaling disk

sostantivo femminile (dispositivo di segnalazione)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se il poliziotto alza la paletta, devi accostare.
If the police officer raises his signalling disk you need to pull over.

headstock

sostantivo femminile (parte della chitarra) (guitars)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il liutaio ha riverniciato la paletta della mia vecchia chitarra acustica.
The lutist repainted the headstock of my old acoustic guitar.

pallet

sostantivo femminile (bancale, pallet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il muletto serve per trasportare le palette.
The fork lift is used to move pallets around.

dessert knife

ice cream scoop

bucket and spade

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

dustpan and brush

sostantivo plurale femminile (prodotti per la pulizia)

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