"smalto" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: smalti [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian smalto. Doublet of schmaltz, email, and smalt. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|smalto}} Italian smalto, {{doublet|en|schmaltz|email|smalt}} Doublet of schmaltz, email, and smalt Head templates: {{en-noun|smalti}} smalto (plural smalti)
  1. A piece of coloured glass used in mosaic.
    Sense id: en-smalto-en-noun-qSjSMLt0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 42 4 5 15 33

Inflected forms

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