cartellino
tag
noun kar-tel-LEE-noh Rare
Origin: Diminutive of cartello (sign, card), from carta (paper), Latin charta.
Also means
label; card
Usage Note
Cartellino covers several small-card uses: a price tag (cartellino del prezzo), a staff time-card, or the yellow/red card in football — cartellino giallo/rosso. The football meaning is especially common in sports commentary. Plural is regular: i cartellini.
Examples
"L'arbitro ha mostrato il cartellino rosso."
Natural Translation
The referee showed the red card.
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