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striscia

strip; stripe; streak

noun STREE-shah Rare

Also means

comic strip

Usage Note

Striscia is used for a long narrow band — una striscia di carta (a strip of paper) or le strisce pedonali (pedestrian crossings / zebra crossings). The famous Italian cartoon show Striscia la notizia takes its name from this word. The plural strisce is regular.

Examples

"Il bambino disegna una striscia gialla."

Natural Translation

The child draws a yellow stripe.

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