pista

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pista

  • /ˈpista/

Where it comes from

dal francese piste, dal italiano arcaico pista, forma dialettale meridionale per pesta, ossia orma

noun piste

  1. percorso ove si svolgono competizioni sportive o simili
  2. ciascuno dei collegamenti elettrici di un circuito stampato
  3. popolare striscia di cocaina da aspirare
  4. figuratively serie di indizi il poliziotto seguiva la pista dei complici del sospettato

Similar: impronta, orma, pesta, traccia, sentiero, tracciato, percorso, circuito, itinerario, area, arena, palco, piattaforma, pedana, (di nastro magnetico, pellicola cinematografica), banda, piastra di registrazione, colonna, pedata

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In English

  • trail signs of something/someone has passed previously
  • drove road or track along which cattle are habitually driven — see also droveway
  • clue information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion
  • piste (skiing) a downhill trail
  • slot the track of an animal
  • track path or course laid out for a race or exercise
  • runway usual path taken by wild animals
  • racecourse a course over which races are run
  • ski run trail or slope for skiing

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"pista." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/it/pista. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

pista. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/it/pista

Chicago

"pista." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/it/pista.

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@misc{pista_2026,
  title = {pista},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/pista},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}