Meaning
twig, stick
- a dry, thin piece of wood or twig
- a wooden skewer, popsicle stick, or toothpick
In a sentence
I bambini raccoglievano stecchi secchi per accendere il fuoco da campo.
The children were collecting dry twigs to light the campfire.
Mangiare quel gelato sullo stecco senza sporcarsi è un'impresa difficile.
Eating that ice cream on a stick without making a mess is a difficult task.
Dopo la malattia è dimagrito moltissimo ed è diventato uno stecco.
After the illness he lost a lot of weight and became as thin as a stick.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| stecco | masculine · singular |
| stecchi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Plural is 'stecchi'. Also used idiomatically to describe very thin people ('magro come uno stecco').