Meaning
tentacle
- a flexible, elongated appendage used by invertebrates for moving or grasping
- the widespread, invasive reach or influence of an organization
In a sentence
Il polpo usava i suoi tentacoli per afferrare il cibo.
The octopus was using its tentacles to grab the food.
L'organizzazione criminale ha esteso i suoi tentacoli in tutta la regione.
The criminal organization extended its tentacles across the whole region.
Un tentacolo della medusa ha sfiorato la gamba del bagnante.
A tentacle of the jellyfish brushed the swimmer's leg.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| tentacolo | masculine · singular |
| tentacoli | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Often used figuratively in journalism to describe the spreading reach of crime or corruption.
- Regular masculine plural in '-i': 'tentacoli'.