stiletto

🇺🇸 /stɪˈletəʊ/ 🇬🇧 /stɪˈletəʊ/
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noun
R

a type of shoe with a very high, thin heel

She wore a pair of red stilettos to the party.

R

a small, thin knife with a pointed blade

The thief threatened me with a stiletto.

translation

n. a type of shoe with a very high, thin heel; a small, thin knife with a pointed blade

Word Forms

Plural stilettos,stilettoes