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stagnino

tinsmith, plumber

noun stah-NYEE-noh Rare

Usage Note

Stagnino is a traditional artisan term for a worker in tin (stagno) — historically a tinsmith who made or repaired tin vessels; in some regional varieties of Italian it also covers basic plumbing work. Like guantaio, it is a -ino diminutive trade suffix. The trade is mostly historical; modern Italian uses idraulico for plumber.

Examples

"Lo stagnino riparò la pentola di rame."

Natural Translation

The tinsmith repaired the copper pot.

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