crivello

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See also: Crivello and crivellò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kriˈvɛl.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛllo
  • Hyphenation: cri‧vèl‧lo

Etymology 1

From Late Latin cribellum, diminutive of Latin cribrum.

Noun

crivello m (plural crivelli)

  1. screen, sieve
  2. sluicebox
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

crivello

  1. first-person singular present indicative of crivellare

Further reading

  • crivello in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana