quadrettone

quadrettone

Italian

Etymology

    From quadretto (small square) +‎ -one (augmentative suffix).

    Noun

    quadrettone m (plural quadrettoni)

    1. check (square in a pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors)
    2. (military, historical, usually in the plural) square of lead formerly used as a projectile

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