briccola

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Provençal bricola, from Middle High German brechen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrik.ko.la/
• Rhymes: -ikkola
• Hyphenation: brìc‧co‧la

Noun

briccola f (plural briccole)

1. (Venice) any of a group of piles used to mark the navigable channels through the lagoon
2. (Piedmont) a type of lever used to lift loads (especially water from a well)
3. (obsolete) a type of military siege engine similar to a catapult (a mangano)

Descendants

• → French: bricole

Further reading

• briccola¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana