Pendolino

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noun

Any of a class of tilting trains based on the Italian ETR 401.

OriginItalian Pendolino →
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Meanings

nounPendolino (plural Pendolinos)

plural Pendolinos

  1. Any of a class of tilting trains based on the Italian ETR 401.
    1. The British Rail Class 390.

Origin

  1. ItalianPendolino
  2. EnglishPendolino

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

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APA

Pendolino. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pendolino

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“Pendolino.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pendolino. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pendolino,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pendolino.

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