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testata

newspaper masthead, publication

noun teh-STAH-tah Rare

Also means

headbutt

Usage Note

Testata has two distinct senses: in journalism it means a newspaper or its title banner (una testata giornalistica), and physically it means the head of an object or a headbutt (dare una testata = to headbutt). From testa (head). The plural is testate.

Examples

"La testata ha pubblicato un'inchiesta importante."

Natural Translation

The publication ran an important investigation.

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