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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

细高跟鞋

Pronunciation / Transliteration: xì gāogēnxié

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Stiletto/stəˈlɛt.oʊ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"她穿着一双细高跟鞋。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A short dagger with a tapering blade.

    "He concealed a stiletto inside his coat."
  2. 2

    A woman's shoe with a thin, high heel (stiletto heel).

    "She wore high-heeled stilettos to the party."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Italian word 'stiletto', a diminutive of 'stilo' meaning dagger, coming from the Latin 'stilus' meaning a stake or writing instrument. The term was later transferred to the long, slender heel of a shoe due to its pointed, knife-like shape resembling the historical weapon.

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