scala cordonata

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

noun,plural sca·le cor·do·na·te [Italian skah-le kawr-daw-nah-te]. /Italian ˈskɑ lɛ ˌkɔr dɔˈnɑ tɛ/.
  1. a ramp having the form of broad, slightly inclined steps.

Origin of scala cordonata

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From Italian; see origin at scale3, cordon, -ate1

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