bargello

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English

Etymology

From Italian bargello.

Noun

bargello (plural bargellos or bargelli)

  1. (historical) A police or military chief in medieval Italian comuni.
  2. (historical) An Italian medieval police or military headquarters.
  3. (sewing, embroidery) A type of needlepoint embroidery consisting of upright flat stitches laid in a pattern to create zigzag or flamelike motifs, or similar motifs created in quilts.

Italian

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Etymology

From older barigello, from Late Latin barigildus, derived from the Frankish or Gothic equivalent of English borough.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /barˈd͡ʒɛl.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛllo
  • Hyphenation: bar‧gèl‧lo

Noun

bargello m (plural bargelli)

  1. police or military chief in medieval Italian comuni
  2. medieval police or military headquarters
  3. (sewing, embroidery) a type of needlepoint embroidery consisting of upright flat stitches laid in a pattern to create zigzag or flamelike motifs, or similar motifs created in quilts

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