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Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin pallium.
Noun
pallio m (plural palli)
- (historical) pallium (Greek cloak)
- (by extension, literary) cloak
- Synonyms: mantello, manto
- (chiefly historical) a piece of fine cloth, especially one used as a prize in certain competitions
- Synonym: palio
- (by extension, figurative) cloak, guise (false appearance)
- pallium (Catholic liturgical vestment)
- (zoology) pallium (mantle of a mollusk)
- Synonym: mantello
- (anatomy) pallium (cerebral cortex)
Further reading
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
pallio
- first-person singular present indicative of palliare
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology 1
From pallium.
Verb
palliō (present infinitive palliāre, perfect active palliāvī, supine palliātum); first conjugation
- (transitive) to conceal
Conjugation
Descendants
Etymology 2
Noun
palliō
- dative/ablative singular of pallium
References
- pallio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.