ponticello

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noun

bridge (of a violin etc.)

OriginItalian ponticello →
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Meanings

nounponticello (plural ponticelli)

plural ponticelli

  1. entertainmentbridge (of a violin etc.)

Origin

  1. Italianponticello
  2. Englishponticello

From Italian ponticello (literally “little bridge”).

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APA

ponticello. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ponticello

MLA

“ponticello.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ponticello. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ponticello,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ponticello.

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