scala cordonata

[ Italian skah-lah kawr-daw-nah-tah ]

noun

, plural sca·le cor·do·na·te [skah, -le kaw, r, -daw-, nah, -te].

1. a ramp having the form of broad, slightly inclined steps.

Word History and Origins

Origin of scala cordonata¹

From Italian; scale ³, cordon, -ate ¹