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lametta

  • /ləˈmɛtə/

Rhymes with -ɛtə

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From Italian lametta (literally “small blade”).

noun

  1. uncountable Thin wire or foil made of brass, gold or silver; now especially thin strips of metallic foil used as Christmas decoration.

    Similar: tinsel

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noun thin wire or foil

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

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@misc{lametta_2026,
  title = {lametta},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lametta},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}