scoviglio

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Italian

Etymology

Compare Spanish escobilla, French écouvillon, Neapolitan scupillo, Maltese xkupilja. Ultimately akin to scopa (“broom”). See also scopiglio (“heather”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

scoviglio m (plural scovigli)

(archaic) brush
- 16^th century, Straparola, “Notte II – Favola III”, in Le piacevoli notti:
  […] altro non stringeva, altro non abbracciava nè basciava se non pentole, caldaie, schidoni, scovigli ed altre simili cose che erano per la cucina.
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Further reading

“scovìglio”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana, volume 18 scho–sik, UTET, 1996, page 282b

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