Meaning
strip, band, stripe, trail, line, streak
- zebra crossing, pedestrian crossing, crosswalk
In a sentence
Ho visto una striscia di fumo nel cielo.
I saw a streak of smoke in the sky.
Aspetta sulle strisce, il semaforo è ancora rosso.
Wait at the crosswalk, the light is still red.
C'è una striscia nera sulla tua maglietta?
Is there a black stripe on your T-shirt?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| striscia | feminine · singular |
| strisce | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- For a physical long narrow piece, striscia is common; fascia often sounds broader or more technical, especially for zones, belts, or categories.
- For road markings, Italians usually say strisce pedonali in the plural, not just striscia, when meaning a crosswalk.
- Do not confuse striscia with riga: riga is a drawn line or ruled line; striscia suggests width, like a strip or band.