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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