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etichetta

/etiˈket.ta/noun · feminineB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 5,806

Meaning

label, etiquette

  • label attached to a product
  • rules of polite social behavior
  • category or tag given to someone or something

In a sentence

Leggo sempre l'etichetta dei vestiti.

I always read the label on clothes.

Conosci le regole di etichetta a tavola?

Do you know the rules of table etiquette?

Questa bottiglia non ha l'etichetta.

This bottle doesn't have a label.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
etichettafeminine · singular
etichettefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Two common meanings: product label and social etiquette.
  • On products, leggere l'etichetta is very common.
  • As social behavior, often in singular: seguire l'etichetta.

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