"molletta" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /molˈlet.ta/ Forms: mollette [plural]
Rhymes: -etta Etymology: From molla (“spring”) + -etta (diminutive). Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:af|molla<t:spring>|-etta<pos:diminutive>}}, {{affix|it|molla|-etta|gloss1=spring|pos2=diminutive}} molla (“spring”) + -etta (diminutive) Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} molletta f (plural mollette)
  1. hairgrip Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-molletta-it-noun-fCBsKelj Categories (other): Italian entries referencing missing etymons, Italian entries with etymon, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian terms suffixed with -etta, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Fasteners, Hair Disambiguation of Italian entries referencing missing etymons: 75 12 13 Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 89 6 5 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 81 9 10 Disambiguation of Italian terms suffixed with -etta: 37 30 33 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 67 16 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 8 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 6 7 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 77 11 12 Disambiguation of Fasteners: 80 17 3 Disambiguation of Hair: 99 1 0
  2. clothes peg Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-molletta-it-noun-3Kpn9jGz Categories (other): Italian terms suffixed with -etta Disambiguation of Italian terms suffixed with -etta: 37 30 33
  3. (in the plural) tongs (sugar, ice etc.) Tags: feminine, in-plural
    Sense id: en-molletta-it-noun-~GbwDKeU Categories (other): Italian terms suffixed with -etta Disambiguation of Italian terms suffixed with -etta: 37 30 33

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/molˈlet.ta/"
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "hairgrip"
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