Italian edit

Etymology edit

Verb-object compound, composed of apri (to open) +‎ balle (bales).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌa.priˈbal.le/[1]
  • Rhymes: -alle
  • Hyphenation: a‧pri‧bàl‧le

Noun edit

apriballe m (invariable)

  1. a machine used to break up cotton into flocks

Noun edit

apriballe m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. a worker operating such a machine

References edit

  1. ^ apriballe in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Further reading edit

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