broletto

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Italian

The broletto in Como, Lombardy

Etymology

From brolo (“vegetable garden”) +‎ -etto.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /broˈlet.to/
  • Rhymes: -etto
  • Hyphenation: bro‧lét‧to

Noun

broletto m (plural broletti)

  1. (historical) walled garden
  2. (northern Italy, chiefly Lombardy) town hall
    Synonyms: comune, municipio
    • 1877, anonymous author, “Descrizione della città di Lodi”, in Lodi monografia storico-artistica, page 10:
      Il palazzo del municipio, o broletto, risale al 1284, successivamente ritoccato, e adorno d’un loggiato nel 1656.
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References

  1. ^ broletto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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