Etymology

Pendolino

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Today it means: Any of a class of tilting trains based on the Italian ETR 401. Full definition →

Italian Pendolino
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  1. Italian · derived fromPendolino
  2. English todayPendolino

From Italian Pendolino (a trademark), originally pendolo (“pendulum”) + -ino (“diminutive suffix”).

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