torcolo

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔr.ko.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrkolo
  • Hyphenation: tòr‧co‧lo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin torculum. Doublet of torchio, which was inherited.

Noun

torcolo m (plural torcoli)

  1. Alternative form of torchio (“press for olives, etc.”)

References

  • torcolo1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

From torcere (“to twist”) +‎ -olo (diminutive noun-forming suffix).

Noun

torcolo m (plural torcoli) (regional)

  1. a type of Christmas cake made in Lazio and Umbria
  2. Synonym of cercine

References

  • torcolo2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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