cièvoło

Venetian

Etymology

From Latin cephalus, from Ancient Greek κέφαλος (képhalos, “grey mullet”). Compare Italian cefalo.

Noun

cièvoło m (plural cièvołi)

1. grey mullet (fish of the genus Mugil)

Further reading

• Boerio, Giuseppe (1867) “cièvoło”, in Dizionario del dialetto veneziano, 3rd edition, Venice: G. Cecchini, page 169