prototipo

prototype

noun proh-TOH-tee-poh Rare

Origin: From Greek 'prōtotypon' (first form).

Also means

archetype

Usage Note

Prototipo is masculine; plural prototipi. In engineering it means an initial working model; in everyday speech it can mean the perfect embodiment of a type (è il prototipo del politico italiano — he is the archetypal Italian politician). The stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable: pro-TO-ti-po.

Examples

"Hanno presentato il prototipo del nuovo modello."

Natural Translation

They presented the prototype of the new model.

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