bovolo

Italian

Noun

bovolo m (plural bovoli)

1. spiral

   Synonym: chiocciola

Derived terms

• scala a bovolo (“spiral staircase”)

Venetian

Etymology

From diminutive of Latin bovem, acc. of bos, ox. Literally it is a little animal with horns.

Noun

bovolo m (plural bovoli)

1. little white slug
2. vortex, spiral, derived from the shape of slug's shell