spalla
Italian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *spatla, from Late Latin spatula, from classical Latin spatha. Compare spatola, a borrowed doublet.
Noun
spalla f (plural spalle)
- (anatomy, cut of meat, portion of a garment) shoulder
- (in the plural) back
- back, rear
- sidekick, second fiddle
- (theater, comedy) straight man, second banana
Related terms
- alle spalle (“behind”)
- alzata di spalle
- spallaccio
- spallata
- spalleggiare
- spalletta
- spalliera
- spallina
- spallone
- spallucce
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