traversina

Italian

Etymology

From traversa +‎ -ina (diminutive suffix).

Noun

traversina f (plural traversine)

  1. sleeper (railroad tie)
  2. (music) fret (on a guitar etc.)

See also

Further reading

  • traversina in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana