colonnina

small column

noun koh-lon-NEE-nah Rare

Also means

bollard

Usage Note

Colonnina is the diminutive of colonna (column), and in everyday Italian it most commonly refers to a roadside bollard or a small post — such as a parking bollard or an EV charging post (colonnina di ricarica). The plural colonnine is regular. Its architectural sense (a small decorative column) is rarer in modern usage.

Examples

"La colonnina di ricarica è libera."

Natural Translation

The charging post is free.

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