cartapesta
Italian (Fiorentino)
/ˌkar.taˈpe.sta/
noun
Definitions
- (usually) papier-mâché paper mixed with glue used to create sculptures
Etymology
Compound from Italian carta (paper) + Italian pesta (crushed, beaten, ground).
Origin
Italian (Fiorentino)
pesta
Gloss
crushed, beaten, ground
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
地
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- charta Latin
- Kartothek German
- carta Italian
- carta musica Italian
- cartaccia Italian
- cartaceo Italian
- cartaio Italian
- cartapecora Italian
- cartata Italian
- carteggiare Italian
- cartella Italian
- cartellino Italian
- cartificio Italian
- cartismo Italian
- cartista Italian
- cartoccio Italian
- cartolina Italian
- cartone Italian
- cartuccia Italian
- imbrattacarte Italian
- incartare Italian
- pesta Italian
- portacarta Italian
- cartel French
- κάρτα Greek (modern)