Word 1 of 3: sigla, abbreviation
sigla
abbreviationnoun
A group of initial letters used instead of a long name.
acronymnoun
An acronym that is pronounced as if it were a single word.
letternoun
Each of the signs used to write words.
siglaabbreviation
Excuse me, what does this acronym mean?
acronimoacronym
This abbreviation is read as an acronym, not letter by letter.
letteraletter
I'll repeat each letter slowly, so you don't get it wrong when you write it.
The g is hard, as in "go", and the stress falls on the first syllable: SI-gla.
nounA group of initial letters used instead of a long name.
- 1Mi scusi, che cosa vuol dire questa sigla?Excuse me, what does this acronym mean?