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Is there an Italian name for the doorway curtains found especially in towns in the Venice lagoon, such as Burano?

One suggestion was that they are called tenda da sole a caduta, however, I'm looking for the doorway coverings that you could pull aside, and tenda da sole a caduta seem to be more like awnings that are fixed in place at top and bottom.

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  • I asked this question on Stack Exchange travel, and it was suggested I might find better luck here.
    – Ryan
    Commented Jul 2, 2021 at 18:56
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    Welcome to Italian.SE!
    – Charo ♦
    Commented Jul 3, 2021 at 11:25
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    I add to my previous comment that I immagine that, sometimes, you may need to add some explanation to specify it doesn't need any kind of support structure, but "solamente anelli o ganci per appenderla". Maybe "una di quelle che sono pronte all'uso" ("una tenda pronta all'uso").
    – Charo ♦
    Commented Jul 4, 2021 at 8:49
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    I am a native Italian speaker but I've never heard them called in any particular way. I'd say we simply refer to them as tenda / tende (curtain / curtains) and describe them in different ways, if we need to be more specific: for example "tenda per porta" (doorway curtain) or "tenda da sole per porta" (door awning). The type composed by many separate strips or thin ropes is usually referred to as "tenda antimosche" (fly-stopping curtain).
    – secan
    Commented Jul 5, 2021 at 15:28
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    I consulted a Venetian friend who asked some people from Burano and was told they're called “tende pal sol” (in Italian “tende per il sole”).
    – egreg ♦
    Commented Jul 15, 2021 at 16:08

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I guess you mean this kind of curtains:

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Source https://www.fabionodariphoto.com/burano-lisola-dei-colori/

In Burano, according to people living there who were consulted by a friend of mine, they're called tende pal sol; in Italian tende per il sole.

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There is no "official" name for such a kind of curtain.

Usually they are named "tende ciniglia" o "tende in ciniglia" from the name of the material, which is chenille fabric.

chenille curtain

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    Welcome to Italian.SE! I don't think the question is referring to this kind of curtain.
    – Charo ♦
    Commented Jul 13, 2021 at 20:30

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