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rostro

“rostro” is an Italian word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. rostrum
  2. ram, beak
  3. bill, beak (of a bird)
  4. nib

In Italian

  1. il becco a forma di uncino dell'aquila o di altri animali simili ad essa
  2. Nell'antichità classica, sperone innestato nella prora delle navi da guerra destinato a perforare e sventrare le navi nemiche.

Etymology

From Latin rostrum.

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