ragnatela
cobweb
noun rah-nyah-TEH-lah Rare
Origin: From ragno (spider) + tela (web, cloth); Latin aranea + tela.
Also means
spider's web
Usage Note
Ragnatela refers to a spider's web, whether an abandoned dusty cobweb or a freshly spun one. The plural ragnatele is regular. The word is also used figuratively — una ragnatela di bugie ('a web of lies') is a common idiom.
Examples
"Il soffitto era pieno di ragnatele."
Natural Translation
The ceiling was full of cobwebs.
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