See also: colló

Catalan

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collo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of collar

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian collo.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: col‧lo

Noun

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collo n (plural colli)

  1. parcel, package
    Synonym: colli

Galician

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collo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of coller

Interlingua

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Noun

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collo (plural collos)

  1. (anatomy) neck

Italian

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Etymology 1

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From Latin collum, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷolsom, derived from the root *kʷel- (to turn).

Cognate with French cou, Galician and Portuguese colo, Spanish cuello

Pronunciation

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Noun

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collo m (plural colli)

  1. neck (all senses)
  2. collar
  3. parcel, package; luggage (especially when bulky)
  4. (anatomy) neck, cervix
    collo del femore
    femur neck
    collo dell’utero
    neck of the uterus
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Contraction

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collo

  1. (dated) Contraction of con lo.; with the (masculine singular)
Usage notes
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  • While in use in the spoken language, its use is regarded as old-fashioned in the written language.

References

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  1. ^ collo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Latin

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collō

  1. dative/ablative singular of collum

Portuguese

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Noun

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collo m (plural collos)

  1. Obsolete spelling of colo.