pettine

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pettine

/ˈpɛt.ti.ne/

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dal latino pecten, derivazione di pectĕre ossia pettinare

noun pettini

strumento che può essere di vario materiale, formato da un'impugnatura e da una fila di denti paralleli che viene utilizzato per mettere in ordine i capelli

Similar: pettinella

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noun

Similar: pettinella

In English

card hand-held tool for preparing materials for spinning
comb toothed implement for grooming the hair
reed weaving
pick comb with long widely spaced teeth

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@misc{pettine_2026,
  title = {pettine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/pettine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}