stiletto

 
Pronunciation: /stɪˈlɛtəʊ/

noun (plural stilettos)

  • 1chiefly British a woman’s shoe with a thin, high tapering heel.
  • (also stiletto heel) a heel on a stiletto shoe.
  • 2a short dagger with a tapering blade.
  • a sharp-pointed tool for making eyelet holes.

Origin:

early 17th century: from Italian, diminutive of stilo 'dagger'

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Spell stiletto (an Italian word) with a single l and a double t.