stiletto

• Substantivo que designa um pequeno punhal com lâmina fina e afilada; também se refere ao salto alto e fino de sapatos femininos, bem como ao próprio sapato com esse tipo de salto.

A noun referring to a small dagger with a slender, tapered blade.

1. Small daggerB2formal

   A small, slender dagger with a tapered blade, often used historically for stabbing.

   Estilete

   • The assassin concealed a stiletto in his sleeve.
   • She found an antique stiletto in the museum's collection.
   • The stiletto's blade was sharp and narrow.

   Sinônimosbodkindaggerdirkponiard

2. High-heeled shoeA2informal

   A woman's shoe with a very thin, high heel.

   Sapato de salto agulha

   • She wore black stilettos to the party.
   • Walking in stilettos requires practice.
   • Her stilettos clicked loudly on the marble floor.

   Sinônimosspike heel