carrucola

Italian

Etymology

From carruca (“carriage”) +‎ -ucola (diminutive-pejorative suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /karˈru.ko.la/
• Rhymes: -ukola
• Hyphenation: car‧rù‧co‧la

Noun

carrucola f (plural carrucole)

1. pulley

   Synonym: puleggia

   unger le carrucole ― to grease the wheels