ceppo

Italian

Etymology

From Latin cippus. Compare the borrowed doublet cippo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃep.po/
• Rhymes: -eppo
• Hyphenation: cép‧po

Noun

ceppo m (plural ceppi)

1. stump (of a tree)
2. log (to burn)
3. (informal, derogatory) habitually late person
4. (plural only) blocks of wood used to immobilize prisoners
   1. (figuratively, by extension) shackles, fetters
   2. (figuratively, by extension) imprisonment, slavery, unfreedom
5. (nautical) cathead
6. (biology) strain
7. (linguistics) phylum; stock
8. (automotive) boot
9. (geology) sedimentary rock
10. (literary) lineage; descent
11. (archaic) box for the collection of duties

Derived terms

• acceppare
• ceppaia
• ceppare
• ceppata
• deceppatrice
• inceppare
• riceppare

Anagrams

• coppe