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Italian
Etymology
From Latin vertō (“to turn”) + collo (“neck”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ver.tiˈkɔl.lo/
- Rhymes: -ɔllo
- Hyphenation: ver‧ti‧còl‧lo
Noun
verticollo m (plural verticolli)
- Synonym of torcicollo (“wryneck”)
Further reading
- verticollo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana