parato

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) decorative drape or curtain
2. (masculine) fabric wall covering
3. (masculine, uncommon) vestment
4. (masculine) wooden beam running transversely above the slipways, supporting a deck for launching a ship
5. (masculine) tallow-coated beam for launching or hauling ashore a boat
6. (masculine) flattened beam over which lizze (stone-slab-transporting sleds) slide, in marble quarries

Verb

past participle of parare

Concepts

wall

Translations

papier peint

tapisserie

tenture

Hyphenated as

pa‧rà‧to

Pronounced as (IPA)

/paˈra.to/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin parātus (“preparation, provision”, fourth declension)