Etymology

lametta

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Today it means: Thin wire or foil made of brass, gold or silver; now especially thin strips of metallic foil used as Christmas decoration. Full definition →

Italian lametta
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromlametta
  2. English todaylametta

From Italian lametta (literally “small blade”).

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