stil·etto [stilettostilettos] BrE [stɪˈletəʊ] NAmE [stɪˈletoʊ] noun (pl. stil·ettosor stil·ettoes) 1. (alsoˌstiletto ˈheel) (especially BrE)a woman's shoe with a very high narrow heel; the heel on such a shoe Syn: ↑spike heel 2. a small knife with a narrow pointed blade
Word Origin: early 17th cent.: from Italian, diminutive of stilo ‘dagger’.