Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Verb-object compound, composed of monta (“to mount, to ascend”) + pali (“poles”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /mon.taˈpa.li/
- Rhymes: -ali
- Hyphenation: mon‧ta‧pà‧li
Adjective[edit]
montapali (invariable)
- (relational) pole mounting
Usage notes[edit]
- Used to describe the stirrups or safety harnesses used by people climbing telegraph poles and the like.
