cavolo

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Italian

cavolo cappuccio (1)

Etymology

Borrowed from Neapolitan cavolo or Sicilian cavulu, from Late Latin caulus, from Latin caulis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.vo.lo/
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  • Rhymes: -avolo
  • Hyphenation: cà‧vo‧lo

Noun

cavolo m (plural cavoli)

  1. cabbage
  2. (intensifier) Euphemistic form of cazzo; the frick, the heck
    Synonyms: diavolo, cacchio, cazzo (vulgar)
    che cavolo fai? ― what the frick are you doing?

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References

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “caulis”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2: C Q K, page 538

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